hede Meaning & Definition
What Does Hede Mean?
Hede is used as a noun meaning Rank; order; condition; quality.
Hede Definition (Noun)
- Rank; order; condition; quality.
Synonyms of Hede
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Hede synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
hede (plural hedes)
Origin of Hede
From Middle English hede, from Old English *hǣdu, feminine form of Old English hād (“person, individual, character, individuality; degree, rank, order, office; condition, state, nature, form, manner; sex; race, family, tribe; choir”), from Proto-Germanic *haiduz (“appearance, kind”). Cognate with Middle High German heit (“person, order, rank”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (haidus, “manner, way”). More at hade.