amasius
amasius noun: a male paramour, typically in extramarital or illicit contexts.
Noun
amasius (plural amasii)
- A male paramour, typically in extramarital or illicit contexts
- Ovid hath a witty fiction of one Phyllius, who fell ſo deeply in love with a little boy, that at his pleaſure he took many wilde Beaſts, Birds, and Lions, and tamed them to the delight of his Amaſius: at length the inſatiable Boy required him to do the like by a Bull, which he had overcome, but...1607?, Edward Topsell, The Hiſtory of Four-footed Beaſts and Serpents (1658), “Of the Lion”, page 369
- a male prostitute.
Forms of amasius
| plural | amasii |
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Origin of amasius
From the Latin amāsius (“a male lover”).
Questions about amasius
- What does amasius mean?
- Amasius means a male paramour, typically in extramarital or illicit contexts.
- What part of speech is amasius?
- Amasius is a noun.
- What is the plural of amasius?
- The plural of amasius is amasii.
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