MAN'HOOD, noun [man and hood.] The state of one who is a man, of an adult male, or one who is advanced beyond puberty, boyhood or childhood; virility. 1. Virility; as opposed to womanhood. 2. Human nature; as the manhood of Christ. 3. The qualities of a man; courage; bravery; resolution. [Little used.]
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