payndemain
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Payndemain — Payn de*main , n. [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own, private. See {Payn}, and {Demesne}. Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed upon it.] The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
payman — Payndemain Payn de*main , n. [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own, private. See {Payn}, and {Demesne}. Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed upon it.] The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paynemain — Payndemain Payn de*main , n. [OF. pain bread + demaine manorial, lordly, own, private. See {Payn}, and {Demesne}. Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed upon it.] The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
