lig-byn.
/ˈlɪɡbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈlɪɡˌbaɪ/ Obsolete exc. northern dialect.
A bedfellow; a mistress, concubine; = lie-by n. 1.
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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > [noun] > illicit intimacy > person > a mistress
chevesea700
wifeOE
bed-sister1297
concubine1297
leman1297
file1303
speciala1400
womanc1400
chamberer?a1425
mistress?a1439
cousin1470
doxy?1515
doll1560
pinnacea1568
nobsya1575
lier-by1583
sweetheart1589
she-friend1600
miss1606
underput1607
concupy1609
lig-by1610
factoress1611
leveret1617
night-piece1621
belly-piece1632
dolly1648
lie-bya1656
madamc1660
small girl1671
natural1674
convenient1676
lady of the lake1678
pure1688
tackle1688
sultana1703
kind girl1712
bosom-slave1728
pop1785
chère amie1792
fancy-woman1819
hetaera1820
fancy-piece1821
poplolly1821
secondary wife1847
other woman1855
fancy-girl1892
querida1902
wifelet1983
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 379 Edith his wife,..who before time had beene one of King Henrie the First his sweet hearts and lig-bies.
1632 R. Brome Northern Lasse v. i, in Wks. (1873) III. 85 I'le be none of his Ligby for twice so mickle.
a1681 J. Lacy Sauny the Scott (1698) ii. i. 9 He means to make one of your Lasses his Wench—that is, his Love and his Ligby.
1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Lig-beside, or Lig-by, a concubine.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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