maidhood

Variant of maidenhood

maidenhood definition

maiden·hood (-ho̵od′)

noun

the state or time of being a maiden
also maidhood maid′·hood′

Etymology: ME maidenhod < OE mægdenhad: see maiden & -hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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