femynyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

feminytee, femynitie
(remodelled) femyninnyte, femyninytee, femynynytee, ffemynynyte

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French feminite; sometimes remodelled as if femynyne +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛˌminiˈteː/, /fɛmiˌniniˈteː/

Noun

femynyte (uncountable)

The entirety of women; womankind.
Womanliness, femininity; the qualities that typify a woman.

Descendants

English: feminity, femininity

References

“feminitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“femininitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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