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mulier

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[ myoo-lee-er ]
/ ˈmyu li ər /
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noun Old English Law.
a woman or wife.
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Origin of mulier

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1325–75; Middle English <Anglo-French ≪ Latin: woman

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Other definitions for mulier (2 of 2)

mulier2
[ myoo-lee-er ]
/ ˈmyu li ər /
noun Old English Law.
a legitimate child.

Origin of mulier

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1350–1400; Middle English mulire, moylere<Anglo-French mulieré born in wedlock, legitimate <Medieval Latin mulierātus.See mulier1, -ate1
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