leman


lem·an

L0114400 (lĕm′ən, lē′mən)n. Archaic 1. A sweetheart; a lover.2. A mistress.
[Middle English leofman, lemman : leof, dear (from Old English lēof; see leubh- in Indo-European roots) + man, man; see man.]

leman

(ˈlɛmən; ˈliː-) n1. (Historical Terms) a beloved; sweetheart2. (Historical Terms) a lover or mistress[C13 lemman, leofman, from leof dear, lief + man]

Léman

(lemɑ̃) n (Placename) Lac Léman the French name for (Lake) Geneva

lem•an

(ˈlɛm ən, ˈli mən)

n. Archaic. 1. a sweetheart; lover. 2. a mistress. [1175–1225; Middle English lemman. See lief, man]

Le•man

(ˈli mən)

n. Lake, Geneva, Lake of.

leman

- An old word for "sweetheart, lover."See also related terms for sweetheart.