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Abishag

Abishag noun: the illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.

Noun

Abishag (plural Abishags)

  1. (archaic, uncommon, thieves' cant) The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.

Forms of Abishag

pluralAbishags

Origin of Abishag

From Hebrew אבישג (“Avishag”, literally “Father of error” or “the Father wanders”), from אבי (avi, “father of; my father”) and שגג (shagag, “to go astray; to err; to sin”).

Questions about Abishag

What does Abishag mean?
Abishag means the illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man.
What part of speech is Abishag?
Abishag is a noun.
What is the plural of Abishag?
The plural of Abishag is Abishags.

Words near Abishag in the dictionary

  1. abirritative
  2. Abiru
  3. ABIs
  4. abisetaoshi
  5. abish
  6. Abishag
  7. Abishags
  8. Abisko
  9. abisselfa
  10. abisselfas
  11. Abissinia

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