lem·an 
(lĕmən, lēmən)
(lĕmən, lēmən)n.
Archaic
Archaic
1. A sweetheart; a lover.
2. A mistress.
[Middle English leofman, lemman : leof, dear (from Old English lēof; see leubh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + man, man; see MAN.]