English Explanatory Dictionary

manred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈmænɹɪd/ /ˈmænɹɛd/

Word forms

manred manreds mandred

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/).

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