The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
payndemain — noun A high quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor. And for the milling of one quarter of wheat, 4d. And for payndemain [fine bread] bought, 5d … Wiktionary
payman — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paynemain — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
