mulier

¹ American  

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmju li ər /

noun

Old English Law.

1. a woman or wife.

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mulier ² American  

[myoo-lee-er] / ˈmju 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

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Example Sentences

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mulier

And the reason is that man, homo, ανθρωπος, as we know him, is necessarily either a male, vir, ανηρ, or a female, mulier, γυνη.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch

Virgo is an unmarried woman, whether young or old, in opp. to mulier, like παρθένος; whereas puella, a young woman, whether married or not; for instance, Nero’s wife, Octavia, twenty years old, in Tac.

From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Ludwig Döderlein

Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns usually follow their Noun; as,— pater meus, my father; homō quīdam, a certain man; mulier aliqua, some woman.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

Thus:— mulier suī servandī causā aufūgit, the woman fled for the sake of saving herself; lēgātī in castra vēnērunt suī pūrgandī causā, the envoys came into camp for the purpose of clearing themselves.

From New Latin Grammar by Charles E. (Charles Edwin) Bennett

The problem, ``An mulier habeas animam,'' was often debated at the councils.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross

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