lowlihead

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noun

The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.

OriginMiddle English lowlyhede →
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Meanings

nounlowlihead (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe state of being lowly; meekness; humility.

    The stately flower of female fortitude, Of perfect wifehood and pure lowlihead.

    1888, Baron Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Early poems
    1 more example

    But through a perfect gentleness, instead. For from the lamp of her meek lowlihead Such an exceeding glory went up hence [...]

    2001, Dante Alighieri, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, La Vita Nuova

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lowlihood

Origin

  1. Middle Englishlowlyhede
  2. Englishlowlihead

From Middle English lowlyhede, equivalent to lowly + -head.

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APA

lowlihead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowlihead

MLA

“lowlihead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowlihead. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lowlihead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lowlihead.

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