loteby en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English loteby, equivalent to lote + by.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lotebyes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ludby | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lutby | alternative | lexicographic |