maunde

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French mande, from Latin mandātum.

Alternative forms

mande, mandee, maunday, maundee, maundie, maundye, mawnde, mondee

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯ndeː/, /ˈmandeː/

Proper noun

maunde

The Last Supper.
A washing of feet (by Christ or at Maundy Thursday).

Descendants

English: maundy (Maundy Thursday)

References

“maundẹ̄, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French mande, from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

Alternative forms

mawnd, mawnde

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯nd(ə)/

Noun

maunde (plural maundes)

maund (wicker basket)
maund (unit of capacity)

Descendants

English: maund

References

“maund(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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