Misliver
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who leads an evil or sinful life. archaic
"And as the huſbande ys heed over his wife: even ſo hath he commaundmente to rule hyr appetites and is damned yf he ſofre hyr to be an whore ãd a miſſe lyver / oꝛ ſubmit hymſelfe to hyr and make hir his heed."
Example
More examples"And as the huſbande ys heed over his wife: even ſo hath he commaundmente to rule hyr appetites and is damned yf he ſofre hyr to be an whore ãd a miſſe lyver / oꝛ ſubmit hymſelfe to hyr and make hir his heed."
Etymology
From Middle English myslyver, equivalent to mislive + -er.
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