Mahoun

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• MAHOUN —    a contemptuous name for Mahomet, transferred in Scotland to the devil, who was called Old Mahoun …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Mahound — or Mahoun is a variant form of the name Muhammad, often found in Medieval and later European literature. This version of the name, or variants of it, came to be strongly associated with anti Muslim attitudes in Western Christendom.[1] It was… …   Wikipedia

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• Charles Mohun — Charles Mohun. Charles Mohun (1675 15 de noviembre de 1712), cuarto barón de Mohun, fue un político inglés conocido más por sus continuos duelos y su vida libertina que por su carrera política. El padre murió en un duelo al poc …   Wikipedia Español

• Mahound — /məˈhaʊnd/ (say muh hownd), / ˈhund/ (say hoohnd) noun 1. Obsolete the prophet Mohammed. 2. Scottish the devil. Also, Mahoun. {Middle English Mahun, from Old French, shortened form of Mohammed} …