mulier
/ˈmjuː.lɪə/
mulier noun: a child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).
Noun
mulier (plural muliers)
- A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).
- Or suppose an inquest were taken between us, and it were found that they are muliers, for which reason the voucher stood, and they came and pleaded the same exception to escape from warranting as heirs, then two inquests would be taken[…]1908, Alfred John Horwood, Luke Owen Pike, Year books of the reign of King Edward the Third: Volume 15
Forms of mulier
| plural | muliers |
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Origin of mulier
From Middle English mulier(e), moillere, muliery (“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; noun: wedlock”), from Anglo-Norman muil(l)eré, moil(l)eré (“legitimate; of legitimate birth”) or Old French moil(l)eré, ultimately from Latin mulier (“woman”).
Words formed from mulier
Questions about mulier
- What does mulier mean?
- Mulier means a child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).
- What part of speech is mulier?
- Mulier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mulier?
- Mulier is pronounced /ˈmjuː.lɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mulier?
- The plural of mulier is muliers.
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