Etymology

feme sole

Today it means: A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman feme
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromfeme“woman”
  2. English todayfeme sole

From Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”) sole (“alone”).

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanfeme all →

femefeme covert

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