"manyhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English *manyhode (found only as manyhede, manihede), equivalent to many + -hood. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*manyhode}} Middle English *manyhode, {{m|enm|manyhede}} manyhede, {{m|enm|manihede}} manihede, {{af|en|many|-hood}} many + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} manyhood (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The state or condition of being many; multiplicity; abundance Tags: rare, uncountable Synonyms: multipleness, manyness Synonyms (state or condition of being many): multeity
    Sense id: en-manyhood-en-noun-SUowtel7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood

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          "ref": "1907, William Norman Guthrie, The City of St. Francis: Being Three California Poems, page 27",
          "text": "Then shalt thou rede the blessed law of the singleness that dieth for the more holy round of manyhood, to thrive, and speechless say by what we be: — […]",
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