What does paranymph mean?
Paranymph means (archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid..
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/ˈpaɹənɪmf/ · noun
(archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid..
Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]
But it is the basest of all when lust is the paranymph, and solicits the suit, and makes the contract, and joins the hands; […]
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Paranymph means (archaic) A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid..
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Thy Paranymph, worthleſs to thee compar'd, […]
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