Payman

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Payndemain \Payn`de*main"\, n. [OF. pain bread + demaine
     manorial, lordly, own, private. See {Payn}, and {Demesne}.
     Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed
     upon it.]
     The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; --
     called also {paynemain}, {payman}. [Obs.]


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