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From goodly + -hood, or as a modern assimilation of earlier goodlihead.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
goodlihood
Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being goodly; goodlihead; beauty; splendor. Full definition →
Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being goodly; goodlihead; beauty; splendor. Full definition →
From goodly + -hood, or as a modern assimilation of earlier goodlihead.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.