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paranymph [ˈpærəˌnɪmf]

(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Archaic a bridesmaid or best man

[via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para-¹ + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride)]

paranymph

the best man or maid of honor at a wedding.

See also: Marriage

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