The 1886 dictionary of words the British Empire borrowed, mangled, and forgot.
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Word of the Day
s. Ar. ḥaram , ḥarīm , i.e. sacer , applied to the women of the family and their apartment. This word is not now commonly used in India, zenana (q.v.) being the common word for 'the women of the family,' or their apartments.
1298.“"... car maintes homes emorurent e mantes dames en furent veves ... e maintes autres dames ne furent à toz jorz mès en plores et en lermes: ce furent les meres et les araines de ho…”
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