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loteby

loteby noun: a lover, paramour; a concubine.

Noun

loteby (plural lotebyes)

  1. (obsolete) A lover, paramour; a concubine.
    • Prouendreth persones · and prestes she meynteneth / To haue lemmannes and lotebies · alle here lif-dayes.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section III

Forms of loteby

plurallotebyes
alternative formlutby
alternative formludby

Origin of loteby

From Middle English loteby, equivalent to lote + by.

Questions about loteby

What does loteby mean?
Loteby means a lover, paramour; a concubine.
What part of speech is loteby?
Loteby is a noun.
What is the plural of loteby?
The plural of loteby is lotebyes.

Words near loteby in the dictionary

  1. lotaustralin
  2. lote
  3. lote tree
  4. lotebush
  5. lotebushes
  6. loteby
  7. lotebyes
  8. loted
  9. loteprednol
  10. lotes
  11. lotful

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