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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; -- called also
paynemain ,payman .
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- noun A high-quality
white bread , baked from the finestsifted flour , suitable for thelord of themanor .
Etymologies
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From Latin panis domini, lord's bread.
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