MERRYMAN

Meaning of MERRYMAN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mən noun

( plural merrymen )

archaic : buffoon , jester

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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