Paramour
paramour (?), 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.
paramour , Paramours (?) ,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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