Brewer's: Philandering

Coquetting with a woman; paying court, and leading her to think you love her, but never declaring your preference. The word is coined from Philander, the Dutch knight who coquetted with Gabrina (q.v.).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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