Goodman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Goodman is a noun meaning (now rare, chiefly Scotland) A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
Meaning
(now rare, chiefly Scotland) A familiar appellation of civility for a man.
More Meanings
- (now Scotland or historical) A husband; the master of a house or family.
Example Sentences
‘The gudeman,—he's done with t' paper, and you'll keep it for good and all.’
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey.
The centre of the kitchen was the well-caumed fireside, the saut girnel in the jambs, the goodman's seat between the lowe and the candle, and pussy bawdrons not far from the warmth of the ace.
Word Forms
- goodmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include husband, paterfamilias, squire, yeoman, master, householder.
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