"Sychaeus was her lord, in happier time / the richest of Phoenicians far and wide / in land, and worshipped by his hapless bride. / Her, in the bloom of maidenhood, her sire / had given him, and with virgin rites allied."
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Maidenhood
/ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/
Synonyms for "maidenhood" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(2 words)
maiden statusmaidenhead
Related words (14)
Noun(3 words)
mint conditionmisogynymonasticismnoveltyoriginalityplatonic lovesinglenessspinsterhoodstrangenessunfamiliaritywomanhood
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3 entriesCollocations
6 entriescultural maidenhoodhistorical virginityliterary maidenhoodmaidenhood eramaidenhood statusunmarried status
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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
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