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Thread #30288 Message #389560
Posted By: Lepus Rex
04-Feb-01 - 06:50 AM
Thread Name: BS: What is the derivation of 'broad'?
Subject: RE: BS - What is the derivation of 'broad'?
I always thought it was, like Fiolar said, from broadwife. Didn't know about the 'slave' definition. I had heard that a broadwife was a man's mistress in another town. Maybe the meaning of the word changed, or maye I just heard wrong? :) Either way, I always thought 'broad' was an insult for this reason.