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In the Old Testament the descendant of Cain (Caym) who took two wives (Gen. 4:19). This gave him a certain notoriety as the first bigamist. The falcon in The Squire's ...
From: Lamek in The Oxford Companion to Chaucer »
Subjects: Literary Studies (Early and Medieval).
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