paynim noun & adjective. ['peɪnɪm] Now arch. & poet. ME.
[Old French pai(e)nime from ecclesiastical Latin paganismus heathenism, from Latin paganus PAGAN: see -ISM.]
A. noun.
1. Pagan or non-Christian lands collectively. Only in ME.

2. A pagan, a heathen; a non-Christian, esp. a Muslim, a Saracen. ME.
b. adjective. Pagan, heathen; non-Christian, esp. Muslim, Saracen. ME.

■ paynimry noun pagans or heathens collectively LME.

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