hode

The story

1. Old English · derived fromhād“rank, order, office, holy office”
2. Old English · inherited fromhādian“to ordain, consecrate”
3. Middle English · inherited fromhoden
4. English todayhode

From Middle English hoden, hodien, from Old English hādian (“to ordain, consecrate”), from Old English hād (“rank, order, office, holy office”). More at hade (“state, order, rank”).

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