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pandemain
pandemain
English
Noun
pandemain (uncountable)
- A high-quality white bread, baked from the finest sifted flour, suitable for the lord of the manor.
- 2004, Candace Robb, The Cross-Legged Knight, p. 102:
- "I have made pandemain for the injured one. Easy to chew." "I hope he wakes to relish it. He will not have such a treat again, I warrant.
- 1993, Sara Paston-Williams, The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking & Eating, p. 15:
- As a result the best quality wheaten bread called pandemain (panis dominis, or lord's bread), made from the finest flour, considered to be a luxury.
- 2004, Candace Robb, The Cross-Legged Knight, p. 102: