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mulier

¹ American

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmju li ər /

noun

Old English Law.

a woman or wife.

mulier ² American

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmju li ər /

noun

Old English Law.

a legitimate child.

Etymology

Origin of mulier¹

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

Origin of mulier²

1350–1400; Middle English mulire, moylere < Anglo-French mulieré born in wedlock, legitimate < Medieval Latin mulierātus. See mulier ¹, -ate ¹

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