'Paramour' definitions:
Definition of 'paramour'
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Definition of 'Paramour'
From: GCIDE
- Paramour \Par"a*mour\, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d Par, and Amour.]
- 1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman. [1913 Webster]
- The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Paramour
Definition of 'Paramour'
From: GCIDE
- Paramour \Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'paramour'
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