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paranymphs

paranymphs is the plural of paranymph.

Meaning of paranymph

Noun

paranymph (plural paranymphs)

  1. (archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid.
    • Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 63, line 631
  2. (archaic) An ally or spokesman; someone who speaks in support of someone else.
    • But it is the basest of all when lust is the paranymph, and solicits the suit, and makes the contract, and joins the hands; […]1653, “Twenty-five Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Winter Half-year, […]: Sermon XVII. The Marriage Ring; or, The Mysteriousness and Duties of Marriage. Part I.”, in Reginald Heber...

Questions about paranymphs

What is paranymphs the plural of?
Paranymphs is the plural of paranymph.

Words near paranymphs in the dictionary

  1. paranut
  2. paranuts
  3. paranym
  4. paranymph
  5. paranymphal
  6. paranymphs
  7. paranyms
  8. paranzella
  9. paranzellas
  10. Paraná
  11. Paraná pine

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