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English-Thai Dictionary

leman

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEMAN

n.[See Love and Lief. ] A sweetheart; a gallant, or a mistress. Obs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEMAN

Le "man, n. Etym: [OE. lemman, legman; AS. leóf dear + mann man. See Lief, and Man. ]

Defn: A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense. [Archaic ] Chaucer. Spenser. Shak.

New American Oxford Dictionary

leman

lem an |ˈlemən ˈlɛmən | ▶noun ( pl. lemans ) archaic a lover or sweetheart. • an illicit lover, esp. a mistress. ORIGIN Middle English lēofman, from lēof (see lief ) + man .

Oxford Dictionary

leman

leman |ˈlɛmən, ˈliː -| ▶noun ( pl. lemans ) archaic a lover or sweetheart. • an illicit lover, especially a mistress. ORIGIN Middle English lēofman, from lēof (see lief ) + man .