Definition for HOOD

HOOD, n.1

In composition, Sax. had, hade, G. heit, D. heid, Sw. het, Dan. hed, as in manhood, childhood, denotes state or fixedness, hence quality or character, from some root signifying to set, Sax. hadian, to ordain. It is equivalent to the termination ness in English, and tas in Latin; as goodness, G. gutheit; brotherhood, L. fraternitas.

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