\Le"man\ (l[=e]"man or l[e^]m"an; 277), n. [OE. lemman,
lefman; AS. le['o]f dear + mann man. See {Lief}, and {Man}.]
A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; --
usually in a bad sense. [Archaic] --Chaucer. --Spenser.
--Shak.