Definition of MANRED

manred

Plural: manreds

Noun

  • Vassals collectively; the men a feudal lord can call upon in wartime.
  • Homage, allegiance; support of one's feudal superior.
  • The leader of a troop or retinue.
  • The primal substance of the Universe

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English manrede, manred, from Old English manrǣden (“dependence, homage, service, tribute, due”), equivalent to man + -red and a doublet of manrent.
The expected Modern English form would be mandred (like kindred < Middle English kynrede), but the loss of the term from the spoken vernacular has arrested its normal phonological development (this also accounts for the pronunciation /ˈmænɹɛd/).

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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