maness

See also: Maness

English

Etymology

From man +‎ -ess, especially after Biblical Hebrew אִשָּׁה (ishá, “woman”), which is traditionally presented as a feminine form of אִישׁ ('ish, “man”) but is a false cognate. Compare French hommesse, formed upon the same analogy.

Noun

maness (plural not attested)

  1. (obsolete, nonce word) Female equivalent of man: woman.

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