loteby

English

Alternative forms

• lutby, ludby

Etymology

From Middle English loteby, equivalent to lote +‎ by.

Noun

loteby (plural lotebyes)

1. (obsolete) A lover, paramour; a concubine.
   • c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section III:

     Prouendreth persones · and prestes she meynteneth / To haue lemmannes and lotebies · alle here lif-dayes.

Anagrams

• Botley, boylet