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Maidenhood
//ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd// noun
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Noun
- 1 The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl. uncountable
"Thenne she said my lord sir launcelot I biseche yow see me as soone as ye may / for I haue obeyed me vnto the prophecy that my fader teld me / And by his commaūdement to fulfille this prophecy I haue gyuen the grettest rychesse and the fayrest floure that euer I had / and that is my maydenhode that I shalle neuer haue ageyne / and therfore gentyl knyȝt owe me youre good wille"
- 2 the childhood of a girl wordnet
- 3 A woman's virginity or maidenhead. countable, metonymically
- 4 Freshness; newness. broadly, countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
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