manhede

Middle English

Alternative forms

• manhode, manhod

Noun

manhede

1. manhood
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1285-1286:

     Thou mayst, sin thou hast wisdom and manhede,
     Assemblen alle the folk of our kinrede, [...]

     Thou mayest, since thou hast wisdom and manhood,
     Assemble all the folk of our family, [...]

Descendants

• English: manhood (obsolete manhead)