goodmen

Variant of goodman

goodman definition

good·man (go̵od′mən)

noun pl. goodmen -·men (-mən)

  1. a husband or master of a household
  2. a title equivalent to Mr., applied to a man ranking below a gentleman

Etymology: ME: see good & man

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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