paynim

American  

[pey-nim] / ˈpeɪ nɪm /

noun

Archaic.

1. a pagan or heathen.

2. a Muslim.

3. pagandom; heathendom.

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paynim British  

/ ˈpeɪnɪm /

noun

1. a heathen or pagan

2. a Muslim

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Other Word Forms

• paynimhood
  noun

Etymology

Origin of paynim

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

Example Sentences

Not now Should chieftain bend with servile reverence o'er The fading pageantry of Paynim lore.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

In days long since there reigned in this city an Emperor; a Paynim he was, and was held to be a great clerk in the laws of his religion.

From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene

Pursued for a short while by Sir Palamides in his Paynim days, it scarcely comes into the cognisance of King Arthur's Court and the Table Round.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various

And, indeed, what good had Baupwitz done himself by turning Paynim?

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus

It was Christmas Day, and Bevis was riding with a large company of Paynim knights through the great plain that surrounded the city.

From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)