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1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; used of a man or a woman. "The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour" (Macaulay)
2. Love; gallantry. "For paramour and jollity."
Origin: F. Par amour, lit, by or with love. See Par, and Amour.
(01 Mar 1998)
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