ən, ˈli noun Archaic.
1.
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
2.
a mistress.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a beloved; sweetheart |
| 2. | a lover or mistress |
| [C13 lemman, leofman, from leof dear, | |
| Léman (lemɑ̃) | |
| —n | |
| Lac Léman the French name for (Lake) Geneva | |
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leman
archaic for "sweetheart, paramour," from M.E. leofman (c.1200), from O.E. leof "dear" + man "human being, person." Originally of either gender, though archaic usage tends to limit it to women.
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