Leman Definition
lĕmən, lēmən
noun
A sweetheart or lover (man or woman); esp., a mistress.
Webster's New World
A mistress.
American Heritage
(often negative) A paramour.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Leman
Noun
Singular:
leman
Plural:
lemansOrigin of Leman
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From Middle English lemman, from Middle English leofman, from Old English lÄ“of +"Ž mann, equivalent to lief +"Ž man ("beloved person").
From Wiktionary
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Middle English leofman, lemman leof dear (from Old English lēof leubh- in Indo-European roots) man man man
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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