Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Good friend; fair friend: used principally in address.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Good friend; dear friend.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete A good or dear friend.

Etymologies

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French bel ami fair friend.

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Examples

  • [57] The glossary to the Lancashire dialect informs us, that _'lieve me_ comes from _beleemy_, believe me; from _belamy_, my good friend,

    Tales and Novels — Volume 04 Maria Edgeworth 1808

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