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1. maidenhēde n.
90 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of a woman: physical intactness, virginity; also, of a bee; (b) avouen (hoten, itaken, merken, yeven) maidenhede, to dedicate (one's) virginity (to God, to the gods); holden maidenhede, remain a……
2. maid(e)hēde n.
Additional spellings:
maidehede
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(a) Celibacy or virginity of men or women, adopted as a religious status; (b) of a man: freedom from sexual experience.
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