Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR'A-NYMPH
PAR'A-NYMPH, n. [Gr. παρα, by, and νυμφη, a bride or spouse.]
- A brideman; one who leads the bride to her marriage. – Milton.
- One who countenances and supports another. – Taylor.
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