Paynim
/ˈpeɪnɪm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pagan or heathen, especially a Muslim, or a Jew. archaic
"But there was one knyght that dyd merueyllously thre dayes / and he bare a black shelde / and of alle knyghtes that euer I sawe he preued the best knyȝt / thenne said Kyng mark that was syre launcelot or syre palomydes the paynym"
- 2 a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim) wordnet
Example
More examples"But there was one knyght that dyd merueyllously thre dayes / and he bare a black shelde / and of alle knyghtes that euer I sawe he preued the best knyȝt / thenne said Kyng mark that was syre launcelot or syre palomydes the paynym"
Etymology
From Middle English paynym, paynyme, from Anglo-Norman paienime, peinime et al., from Late Latin paganismus (“paganism”), from Latin paganus (“pagan”). Doublet of paganism.