mulier

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UK/ˈmjuː.lɪə/

noun

A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).

OriginMiddle English mulier(e), moillere, muliery ← Anglo-Norman muil(l)eré, moil(l)eré ← Old French moil(l)eré →
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Meanings

nounmulier (plural muliers)

plural muliers

  1. historicallawA child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).

    Or suppose an inquest were taken between us, and it were found that they are muliers, for which reason the voucher stood, and they came and pleaded the same exception to escape from warranting as heirs, then two inquests would be taken[…]

    1908, Alfred John Horwood, Luke Owen Pike, Year books of the reign of King Edward the Third: Volume 15

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
woman

Origin

  1. Latinmulier“woman”
  2. Old Frenchmoil(l)eré
  3. Anglo-Normanmuil(l)eré, moil(l)eré“legitimate; of legitimate birth”
  4. Middle Englishmulier(e), moillere, muliery“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; noun: wedlock”
  5. Englishmulier

From Middle English mulier(e), moillere, muliery (“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; noun: wedlock”), from Anglo-Norman muil(l)eré, moil(l)eré (“legitimate; of legitimate birth”) or Old French moil(l)eré, ultimately from Latin mulier (“woman”).

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APA

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MLA

“mulier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mulier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulier.

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