mulier

[ myoo-lee-er ]

/ ˈmyu li ər /

a woman or wife.

Origin of mulier

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French ≪ Latin: woman

mulier ²

[ myoo-lee-er ]

/ ˈmyu li ər /

a legitimate child.

1350–1400; Middle English mulire, moylere < Anglo-French mulieré born in wedlock, legitimate < Medieval Latin mulierātus. See mulier¹, -ate¹

Mulier recte olet ubi nihil olet—A woman smells sweetest when she smells not at all.

Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources |James Wood
Mulier formosa superne, William: a braw lass and a decent woman forbye.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV |Robert Louis Stevenson
Tarquinius pretium percontatus est: mulier nimium atque immensum poposcit.

Selections from Viri Romae |Charles Franois L'Homond
A tone of contempt often attaches to mulier and its derivatives.

Selections from Viri Romae |Charles Franois L'Homond

It was to the benefit of woman when Napoleon gave the too eloquent Madame de Stael to understand: mulier taceat in politicis!

Beyond Good and Evil |Friedrich Nietzsche