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paynim

noun
/ˈpeɪnɪm/

Etymology

From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.

  1. derived from paganus
  2. derived from paganismus
  3. derived from paienime
  4. inherited from paynym

Definitions

  1. 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 paynym
    • And if it be idolatry to do as the paynims did—make an idol “God”—it must needs be much worse idolatry to do as these heretics do,
    • To this his native soyle thou backe shalt bring, / Strongly to ayde his countrey to withstand / The powre of forreine Paynims which invade thy land.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA