lig-by Obs. exc. north. dial.
(ˈlɪgbaɪ)
[f. lig, northern f. lie v.1 + by adv.]
A bedfellow; a mistress, concubine; = lie-by 1.
| 1610 Holland Camden's Brit. i. 379 Edith his wife, who before time had beene one of King Henrie the First his sweet hearts and lig-bies. 1632 Brome North Lasse v. i. Wks. 1873 III. 85 I'le be none of his Ligby for twice so mickle. 1698 Lacy Sauny the Scot ii. i. 9 He means to make one of your Lasses his Wench—that is, his Love and his Ligby. 1876 Whitby Gloss., Lig-beside, or Lig-by, a concubine. |