leman
a sweetheart; lover; beloved.
a mistress.
Origin of leman
1Other definitions for Leman (2 of 2)
Lake. Lake of Geneva.
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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. WinfieldI mind some time ago when a gen'lemen from Lunnon wot 'ad more money than sense offered a prize for kindness to animals.
Ship's Company, The Entire Collection | W.W. JacobsDis 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 FlemingW'at's he come makin' a noise like a penny arcade for amongst gen'lemen that comes in the square to set and think?
Strictly Business | O. HenryThere 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)
/ (ˈlɛmən, ˈliː-) /
a beloved; sweetheart
a lover or mistress
Origin of leman
1British Dictionary definitions for Léman (2 of 2)
/ (lemɑ̃) /
Lac Léman the French name for (Lake) Geneva
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