paramour (c.1360-79)

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paramour (c.1360-79)

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[ FEW: 24,469b amor; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF: ; TLF: ; OED:  paramour n.; MED:  paramour(e n.; DMLBS: ]
 

This word is attested in ME from 1375 and was likely created from the locution par amur (see amur).

s.

1lover, beloved
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Lors baiseray comme paramour  28641
( c.1420-89 )  si un home engendra un enfaunt per un paramour et puis il espouse el et dein .ij. jours ou .iij. deins lez espousellz, l'enfaunt soit neez s'il serra ajugé bastard ou mulier  i liv.n.3
amur  par#1  paramer  paramiable 
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