inamorata

/ɪnˌæməˈrɑːtə/
noun
  1. A woman with whom someone is in love; a female lover or sweetheart.
    • He wrote passionate letters to his inamorata every week while he was away.
    • The painter's inamorata served as the model for many of his most famous portraits.
    • In the novel, the hero's inamorata was a mysterious woman from a distant land.
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