mulier
mulier · muliers
A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the…A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).
/ˈmjuː.lɪə/
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage (bastard eigne).
Origin
From Middle English mulier(e), moillere, muliery (“adj.: legitimate, both in wedlock; nounFrom 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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