perjured lover

Katisha is saying that Nanki-Poo has deliberately been untrue, has deliberately been false to an oath or promise. The use of "perjured" is odd -- as if someone had purjured him -- but consistent with existing usage.

This discussion is based on the definition of the word perjured in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, which requires a little explanation.

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