What does "byword" mean?
Byword: The object of a contemptuous saying. Thou makest us a byword among the heathen. Ps. xliv. 14
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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