leman
Plural: lemans
Noun
- An archaic term for a lover or sweetheart.
- One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover; a gallant or mistress).
- A paramour.
Examples
- He played ’LEMAN’, a rather romantic word for a competitive Words With Friends match.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lemman, variant of leofman, from Old English *lēofmann ("lover; sweetheart"; attested as a personal name), equivalent to lief + man ("beloved person"). In the past, incorrectly asserted to derive from French l'aimant (“the [male] lover”).
Scrabble Score: 7
leman: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordleman: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
leman: valid Words With Friends Word