Leman \Le"man\ (l[=e]"man or l[e^]m"an; 277), n. [OE. lemman, lefman; AS. le['o]f dear + mann man. See Lief, and Man.]

A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense. [Archaic] --Chaucer. --Spenser. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)