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livelode

livelode noun: course of life; means of support; livelihood.

Noun

livelode (plural livelodes)

  1. (obsolete) Course of life; means of support; livelihood.
    • My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ
      they ſang ſometyme a ſong of the feld mowſe
      that forbicauſe her lyvelood was but thyñ
      Would nedes goo ſeke her townyſſh ſyſters howſec. 1527–1542, Thomas Wyatt, “My mothers maydes when they did ſowe & ſpyñ”, in Egerton MS 2711, page 50v

Forms of livelode

plurallivelodes

Origin of livelode

See livelihood.

Questions about livelode

What does livelode mean?
Livelode means course of life; means of support; livelihood.
What part of speech is livelode?
Livelode is a noun.
What is the plural of livelode?
The plural of livelode is livelodes.

Words near livelode in the dictionary

  1. livelock
  2. livelocked
  3. livelocking
  4. livelocks
  5. livelod
  6. livelode
  7. livelodes
  8. livelods
  9. livelong
  10. livelongs
  11. livelood

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