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A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.] Spenser.

A paramour of either sex. [Obs.] Shak. A friend at court or in court, one disposed to act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or influence. -- To be friends with, to have friendly relations with. "He's . . . friends with Cæsar." Shak. -- To make friends with, to become reconciled to or on friendly terms wit…

A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*tæ"ric, He*tai"ric (#), a.

A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.] Toone.

of Keep. Kept mistress, a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.

A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount; a sovereign. Mrs. Browning. The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans, Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. Shak.

A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] Shak.

into trade. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount. Cowper.

French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

ress consent; to assume. The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. W. Tooke.

laim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.

A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.

Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount. We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good. Hooker.

A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord paramount.

The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.

n England are considered as held immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled lord paramount. Such tenants, however, are considered as having the fee of the lands and permanent possession. Blackstone. -- Tenant in common. See under Common.

Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.

The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.

d his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land,…