wommanhede
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- wommanhed, womanhede, whommanhede, whommanhed, wommonhede, wommonhed, womonhede, womonhed, wommanhod, wommanhode, whomanhod, whomanhode, wymmenhod, wymmenhode, wommanhiede
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
wommanhede (uncountable)
- The state of being a woman; womanhood.
- The female sex in general.
- The traits or qualities characteristic of women; femininity, womanliness.
- (by extension) In men: effeminacy.
- (with possessive determiner) A general honorific title for a woman.
- John Lydgate, Troy Book
- Ne did servise to ȝoure wommanhed.
- John Lydgate, Troy Book
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References[edit]
- “wommanhed(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.