"quoniam" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin quoniam (“since”), probably as an educated respelling/euphemism of Old French conin (“coney, rabbit”). Compare queynte and cunt. Etymology templates: {{lbor|enm|la|quoniam||since}} Learned borrowing from Latin quoniam (“since”), {{der|enm|fro|conin||coney, rabbit}} Old French conin (“coney, rabbit”), {{m|enm|queynte}} queynte, {{m|en|cunt}} cunt Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} quoniam
  1. The vulva.
    Sense id: en-quoniam-enm-noun-SrkWdNoq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

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