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- lewede man, lewidman, lewide man, lewid man, lewd man, lewde-man, lewde man, lewyd man, lowed man
- læwedd mann, læwæde mon, leawde mon, lewede mæn (Early Middle English)
From lewed + man (“man”).
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛu̯(i)d(ə) ˌman/, /ˈlɛu̯(i)d(ə) ˌmɔn/
lewed man (plural lewed men)
- Somebody who is not a cleric; a member of the laity.
- An unlearned person; one without knowledge.
- A lay person; an unqualified or untrained individual.
- (rare) A careless person; an excessive risk-taker.
- (rare) A miscreant or villain.
