Abishag

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The illegitimate child of an unmarried woman and a married man. archaic, uncommon

Etymology

From Hebrew אבישג (“Avishag”, literally “Father of error” or “the Father wanders”), from אבי (avi, “father of; my father”) and שגג (shagag, “to go astray; to err; to sin”).

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