Hussey
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete form of hussy. alt-of, obsolete
"And to be sure, as your ladyship says, the girl hath always appeared like a good, honest, plain girl, and not vain of her face, forsooth, as some wanton husseys in the neighbourhood are."
Proper Noun
- 1 A habitational surname from Norman.
Example
More examples"And to be sure, as your ladyship says, the girl hath always appeared like a good, honest, plain girl, and not vain of her face, forsooth, as some wanton husseys in the neighbourhood are."
Etymology
From the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Houssaye.
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