paramour

/ˈpæɹəmʊə/noun
High School
1

A person who is the object of one's love, especially in an affair or romance; a lover; also, a sexual partner.

2

A person (especially someone who is not one's spouse) with whom one has an illicit or secret affair; also (Scotland, US, law), one with whom a married person has an adulterous affair.

3

A woman who is the object of a knight's love, and who he fights for.

4

God as the object of a person's devotion or love.

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