paramour

(noun, adverb)

adverb

1. (obsolete, of loving, etc.) Passionately, out of sexual desire; devotedly. [from 14thc.]

noun

1. a woman's lover

Definition categories: person, lover

2. a woman who cohabits with an important man

Similar word(s): concubine, courtesan, doxy

Definition categories: person, mistress