Etymology

manlihood

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Today it means: The condition of being manly; manliness; manhood Full definition →

Middle English manlihede
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited frommanlihede
  2. English todaymanlihood

Alteration of earlier manlihead, from Middle English manlihede, manlyhed, equivalent to manly + -hood.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishmanlihede all →

manlihead

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