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maidenhood

[ meyd-n-hoo d ]

/ ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd /

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noun

the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.

Also called maidhood.

Origin of maidenhood

before 900; Middle English; Old English mægdenhād. See maiden, -hood

Words nearby maidenhood

maidenhair spleenwort, maidenhair tree, maidenhair-tree, maidenhair-vine, maidenhead, maidenhood, maidenly, maidhood, maidservant, maidstone, maidu

Example sentences from the Web for maidenhood

One last struggle for her maidenhood, and she yields herself.

Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas |W. J. Henderson
All this is made by hand, and the choicest years of maidenhood are occupied in preparing the clothes for the wedding-day.

Across China on Foot |Edwin Dingle
The speedy transformation of Daphne has been attributed to this goddess, the champion of maidenhood.

The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) |Charles Mills Gayley
It is etiquette for a bride to bewail the approaching loss of her maidenhood.

The Power of Darkness |Leo Tolstoy

Neither the dignity of age nor the sweetness of maidenhood nor the innocence of youth nor the sanctity of profession had availed.

And Thus He Came |Cyrus Townsend Brady

British Dictionary definitions for maidenhood

maidenhood

/ (ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd) /

noun

the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin

the condition of being a maiden or virgin