"evenhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evenhoods [plural], evenhead [alternative], evenhede [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Middle English *evenhode, evenhede, equivalent to even + -hood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*evenhode}} Middle English *evenhode, {{suf|en|even|hood}} even + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun}} evenhood (plural evenhoods)
  1. (rare, archaic or obsolete) Equality; equity; justice. Tags: archaic, obsolete, rare

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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