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Webster 1913 Edition
Paranymph
Par′a-nymph
,Noun.
[L.
paranymphus
, Gr. [GREEK]; παρά
beside, near + [GREEK] a bride: cf. F. paranymphe
.] 1.
(Gr. Antiq.)
(a)
A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his chariot to fetch home the bride.
Milton.
(b)
The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the bridegroom.
2.
Hence:
An ally; a supporter or abettor.
Jer. Taylor.
Webster 1828 Edition
Paranymph
PAR'ANYMPH
,Noun.
1.
A brideman; one who leads the bride to her marriage.2.
One who countenances and supports another.