Meanings
- archaiceuphemisticuncountablesexual intercourse (as permitted by a woman)First known use 17th–19th c.
A Portugueze gentleman, resident at Goa, sleeping with his wife at his side, dreamt that she had granted the last favour to her lover.
1785, James Ridgway, A Dictionary of Literary Conversation
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the last favour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20last%20favour
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