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bountyhed

bountyhed noun: goodness; virtue.

Noun

bountyhed (uncountable)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) goodness; virtue
    • Formerly grounded, and fast setteled / On firme foundation of true bountyhed […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 1

Questions about bountyhed

What does bountyhed mean?
Bountyhed means goodness; virtue.
What part of speech is bountyhed?
Bountyhed is a noun.

Words near bountyhed in the dictionary

  1. bounty hunter
  2. bounty hunters
  3. bounty jumper
  4. bounty jumpers
  5. Bountygate
  6. bountyhed
  7. bountying
  8. bountyless
  9. Bouphonia
  10. bouquet
  11. bouquet garni

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