pandemain

English

Etymology

From Latin panis domini, lord's bread.

Noun

pandemain (uncountable)

1. A high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
   • 2004, Candace Robb, The Cross-Legged Knight, page 102:

     "I have made pandemain for the injured one. Easy to chew." "I hope he wakes to relish it. He will not have such a treat again, I warrant.

   • 1993, Sara Paston-Williams, The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking & Eating, page 15:

     As a result the best quality wheaten bread called pandemain (panis dominis, or lord's bread), made from the finest flour, considered to be a luxury.

Alternative forms

• payndemain