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Definition of Leman
1. n. A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense.
Definition of Leman
1. Noun. (archaic) One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover, gallant, or mistress). ¹
2. Noun. (context: often negative) A paramour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leman
1. a lover [n -S] - See also: lover
Medical Definition of Leman
1. A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; usually in a bad sense. Origin: OE. Lemman, legman; AS.leof dear + mann man. See Lief, and Man. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leman
| lekgotla lekked lekker lekking lekkings leks leku lekvar lekvars lekythi | lekythoi lekythos lekythus lema lemalesomab lemandarin lemanderin lemans lemanskiite leme | lemed lemel lemels lemes leming lemma lemman lemmas lemmata |
Literary usage of Leman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pencillings by the Way by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1846)
"THE water of Lake leman looks very like other water, though Byron and Shelley
were nearly drowned in it: and Copet, a little village on the Helvetian side, ..."
2. A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia, Beginning October 20, 1737: By by William Stephens (1906)
"... leman and Sutherland (two Ensigns) and that Mr. leman lay dangerously ill of
his Wounds. FRIDAY. Samue! ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debatesby Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament by Thomas Curson Hansard, Great Britain Parliament (1821)
"Then James leman was again called in and further examined by Mr. Tindal, as
follows : Were you dispatched at any time to Carlsruhe ? I was. ..."
Other Resources:
Scottish Gaelic