wommanhede

Middle English

Alternative forms

wommanhed, womanhede, whommanhede, whommanhed, wommonhede, wommonhed, womonhede, womonhed, wommanhod, wommanhode, whomanhod, whomanhode, wymmenhod, wymmenhode, wommanhiede

Etymology

From womman +‎ -hede.

Noun

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.

Related terms

Descendants

English: womanhood; womanhead

References

“wommanhed(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 April 2018.

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