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paramour

[ par-uh-moor ]

noun

  1. an illicit lover, especially of a married person.
  2. any lover.


paramour

/ ˈ±èæ°ùəˌ³¾ÊŠÉ™ /

noun

  1. derogatory.
    a lover, esp an adulterous woman
  2. an archaic word for beloved
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paramour1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from the phrase par amour “by love, through love,†from Old French par “by, through†(from Latin per per ( def ) ) + amo(u)r “love†( amour ( def ) )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of paramour1

C13: from Old French, literally: through love
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The priest assures his paramour that he does not require love in return for Jérémie’s freedom, only the occasional stroll through the woods or conversation.

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His lawyers claim he’s being falsely accused, maintaining that the weapon was a prop he took from the set of a music video filmed with his paramour, the pop star Rihanna.

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When Mayers arrived for court around 9:45 a.m., he was flanked by his usual entourage and mobbed by media, but his paramour was nowhere in sight.

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The 36-year-old Brooklyn rapper and Rihanna paramour is set to drop his first solo album in nearly a decade and was announced as a co-headliner for Los Angeles’ Rolling Loud festival this March.

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Falling in love is, of course, frequently mortifying, and Lee is no stranger to embarrassing himself in front of his paramours.

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