manrede

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mannrede, manred, manreden, monrede, monreden
• manraden, man ræden, man red, mon-raden (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English manrǣden (“homage, service”); equivalent to man (“man”) +‎ -rede (“-hood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmanrɛːd(ə)/, /ˈmanrɛːdən/, /ˈmɔn-/, /-rɛd-/

Noun

manrede (uncountable)

1. Homage; feudal allegiance or dependence.
2. (rare, Late Middle English) Vassals; the men pledged to a feudal lord.
3. (rare, Early Middle English) The act of sexual intercourse.

Descendants

• English: manred, mandred (obsolete)
• Middle Scots: manred, manrent
  • → English: manrent

References

• “man-rēden, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 April 2019.