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Leman (noun) means a lover or sweetheart, often one kept secret.

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A lover or sweetheart, often one kept secret.
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Etymology

From Middle English lemman, variant of leofman, from Old English *lēofmann ("lover; sweetheart"; attested as a personal name), equivalent to lief + man ("beloved person"). In the past, incorrectly asserted to derive from French l'aimant (“the [male] lover”).

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"leman" (noun) means a lover or sweetheart, often one kept secret.
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