mulier

¹ American  

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmyu li ər /

noun

Old English Law.

1. a woman or wife.

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mulier ² American  

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmyu li ər /

noun

Old English Law.

1. a legitimate child.

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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

Example Sentences

Nulli se dicit mulier mea nubere velle,   Quam mihi: non, si Jupiter ipse petat; Dicit; sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti,   In vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua.

From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard

Et nulla penitus mulier ab aliquo frater recipiatur ad obedientiam, sed dato sibi consilio spirituali, ubi voluerit agat penitentiam.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

Hoc quoque dolore mulier permota, lecto protinus decubuit graviter infirmata; sentiensque morbum subrepere ad vitalia, liberos quos habuit superstites, monachum videlicet et monacham, per epistolam invitavit; advenientes autem voce singultiente alloquitur.

From Poems, 1799 by Southey, Robert

"In casu autem necessitatis non solum sacerdos vel diaconus sed etiam laicus vel mulier, immo etiam paganus et haereticus baptizare potest, dummodo formam servet Ecclesiae, et facere intendat quod facit Ecclesia."

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

I think, however, that mulier here is a word of contempt.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 by Various