What does "paramour" mean?
Paramour: Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity." Chaucer.
Additional senses
- 2.By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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