lemans
lemans is the plural of leman.
Meaning of leman
Noun
leman (plural lemans)
- One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover; a gallant or mistress).
- Faire Venus seemde vnto his bed to bring
Her, whom he waking euermore did weene,
To be the chastest flowre, that ay did spring
On earthly braunch, the daughter of a king,
Now a loose Leman to vile seruice bound[…].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- Faire Venus seemde vnto his bed to bring
- A paramour.
- '...They are lost, I tell thee, they are lost. For them there is no heaven nor hell, and in neither shall they praise God’s name.’
‘Father,’ cried the young Fisherman, ‘thou knowest not what thou sayest. Once in my net I snared the daughter of a King. She is fairer than the morning star, and whiter...1915, Oscar Wilde, A House of Pomegranates: The Fisherman and his Soul
- '...They are lost, I tell thee, they are lost. For them there is no heaven nor hell, and in neither shall they praise God’s name.’
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Lemans
Lemans
- plural of Leman
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Lemans
Lemans
- A surname from English.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Lemans
Lemans
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Lemans
Lemans
- A surname from Dutch.
Forms of lemans
| alternative form | Leman |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Lemman |
| alternative form | Leeman |
| alternative form | Leaman |
| alternative form | Letman |
| alternative form | Leemen |
| alternative form | Leamen |
| alternative form | Lemon |
| alternative form | Lemmon |
| alternative form | Leemon |
| alternative form | Limon |
| alternative form | LeMans |
| alternative form | leMans |
| alternative form | le Mans |
| alternative form | Le Mans |
| alternative form | Mans |
Origin of lemans
From Middle English Lemans (son of Leman), from Old English Leofmann.
From French.
From Dutch.
Questions about lemans
- What does lemans mean?
- Lemans means a surname from English.
- What is lemans the plural of?
- Lemans is the plural of leman.
- What part of speech is lemans?
- Lemans is a proper noun.
Words near lemans in the dictionary
Source and license
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