"hod" meaning in Middle English

See hod in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɔːd/, /hɑːd/ [Early-Middle-English], /haːd/ [Northern], /hɛːd/ [Northern] Forms: hodes [plural], had [alternative], hade [alternative], hede [alternative], hode [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English hād, from Proto-West Germanic *haidu, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|hād|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English hād, {{inh+|enm|ang|hād}} Inherited from Old English hād, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*haidu}} Proto-West Germanic *haidu, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*haiduz}} Proto-Germanic *haiduz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hod, {{enm-noun|pl=hodes}} hod (plural hodes)
  1. One's rank level, or, office; one's position in relation to others
    Sense id: en-hod-enm-noun-LmuLDp6r
  2. A religious or clerical office, position, or calling.
    Sense id: en-hod-enm-noun-iT~KLxld
  3. One's state or condition; one's position in relation to their previous position.
    Sense id: en-hod-enm-noun-tGFU6n7z
  4. (Christianity) One of the persons of the Trinity.
    Sense id: en-hod-enm-noun-B6Zh51b- Categories (other): Christianity, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Religion, Theology Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 8 22 37 10 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 17 0 83 0 Disambiguation of Theology: 13 13 13 47 13 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoden
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} hod
  1. alternative form of hood Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hood
    Sense id: en-hod-enm-noun-SeVJ4hiu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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