lowlihead

lowlihead
\\ˈlōlēˌhed\ noun
Etymology: Middle English lowliheed, from lowli, lowly + -heed, -hed, -hede -hood (akin to Middle English -hod, -had -hood)
archaic : lowly state

this charnel life, this lowlihead — Sidney Lanier


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  • Lowlihead — Lowlihood Low li*hood, Lowlihead Low li*head, n. A lowly state. [R.] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lowlihead — noun Etymology: Middle English lowliheed, from lowly + hed hood; akin to Middle English hod hood Date: 15th century archaic lowly state …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lowlihead — /loh lee hed /, n. Archaic. lowly state; lowliness. [1375 1425; late ME lowliheed. See LOWLY, HEAD] * * * …   Universalium

  • lowlihead — low·li·head …   English syllables

  • Lowlihood — Low li*hood, Lowlihead Low li*head, n. A lowly state. [R.] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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