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paynims

paynims is the plural of paynim.

Meaning of paynim

Noun

paynim (plural paynims)

  1. (archaic) A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew.
    • But there was one knyght that dyd merueyllously thre dayes / and he bare a black shelde / and of alle knyghtes that euer I sawe he preued the best knyȝt / thenne said Kyng mark that was syre launcelot or syre palomydes the paynym1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IX

Questions about paynims

What is paynims the plural of?
Paynims is the plural of paynim.

Words near paynims in the dictionary

  1. Payni
  2. paynight
  3. paynights
  4. paynim
  5. paynimry
  6. paynims
  7. paynize
  8. paynized
  9. paynizes
  10. paynizing
  11. Paynter

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