paynim

[ pey-nim ]

/ ˈpeɪ nɪm /

noun Archaic.

a pagan or heathen.

a Muslim.

pagandom; heathendom.

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Origin of paynim

1200–50; Middle English: pagan (noun and adj.), pagan countries, heathendom < Old French pai(e)nime < Late Latin pāgānismus paganism

OTHER WORDS FROM paynim

pay·nim·hood, noun

Words nearby paynim

payment, payment bond, payment by results, payne, payne operation, paynim, payoff, payola, payout, payout ratio, paypass

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Example sentences from the Web for paynim

Eleven thousand Christian virgins in a little, wee, Paynim city!
The Cloister and the Hearth|Charles Reade
There were three died in the Holy Land doing battle with the Paynim.
Long Will|Florence Converse
I allowed if the paynim was satisfied I was, and we would let it stand at that.
Tom Sawyer Abroad|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The mariners answered that this realm belonged to the Paynim, and was called the Land of Aumarie.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France|Marie de France

She procured a viol and learned to play on it; till one day they wished to marry her to a king, a rich Paynim.
Aucassin and Nicolette|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for paynim

paynim

/ (ˈpeɪnɪm) /

noun archaic

a heathen or pagan

a Muslim

Word Origin for paynim

C13: from Old French paienime, from Late Latin pāgānismus paganism, from pāgānus pagan

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