About The Word Paramour
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Paramour
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What's The Definition Of Paramour?
[n] a woman who cohabits with an important man
[n] a woman's lover Synonyms | Synonyms for Paramour: concubine | courtesan | doxy | fancy man | odalisque Related Terms | Find terms related to Paramour: admirer | adorer | amorist | Casanova | concubine | doxy | follower | infatuate | kept mistress | kept woman | lover | mistress | playmate | pursuer | suitor | unofficial wife | woman | wooer See Also | fancy woman | kept woman | lover | mistress Paramour In Webster's Dictionary \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.
The seducer appeared with dauntless front,
accompanied by his paramour --Macaulay.
2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] ``For paramour and jollity.''
--Chaucer.
\Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer. |
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