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hede Synonyms & Antonyms

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Hede as a Noun

1

Rank; order; condition; quality.

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.

Hede in Brief

Part of speechnoun
MeaningRank; order; condition; quality
Pluralhedes