leman

[ lem-uhn, lee-muhn ]

nounArchaic.
  1. a sweetheart; lover; beloved.

  2. a mistress.

Origin of leman

1
1175–1225; Middle English lemman, earlier leofman.See lief, man

Other definitions for Leman (2 of 2)

Leman
[ lee-muhn ]

noun

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How to use leman in a sentence

  • "It's most won'erful how you young gen'lemen has done growed up," was Aleck Pop's comment.

    The Rover Boys on a Tour | Arthur M. Winfield
  • I mind some time ago when a gen'lemen from Lunnon wot 'ad more money than sense offered a prize for kindness to animals.

  • Dis comes' o' livin' with ladies what ain't ladies, and old gen'lemen what's got de old boy's temper in dem.

    Sharing Her Crime | May Agnes Fleming
  • W'at's he come makin' a noise like a penny arcade for amongst gen'lemen that comes in the square to set and think?

  • There be'ant many of the gen'lemen about the courts here as don't know some'at of me.

    Castle Richmond | Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for leman (1 of 2)

leman

/ (ˈlɛmən, ˈliː-) /


nounarchaic
  1. a beloved; sweetheart

  2. a lover or mistress

Origin of leman

1
C13 lemman, leofman, from leof dear, lief + man

British Dictionary definitions for Léman (2 of 2)

Léman

/ (lemɑ̃) /


noun
  1. Lac Léman the French name for (Lake) Geneva

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