† ˈpygmanObs. Also 5 pigmen. [a. OF.pigmain, pigman (Godef.).] = pygmy n. 1. c1400Mandeville (Roxb.) xxii. 103 Þe land of þe Pigmens [Fr.pigmeinez], whilk er men of litill stature.1481Caxton Myrr. ii. v. 69 Peple that ben horned, and ar but ii cubits hye... This peple is callyd pygmans.