† anilenessn.
Obsolete. rare.
The fact or state of being an old woman; anility.Recorded only in dictionaries.
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anility1623
beldamship1633
anileness1727
tabbyhood1797
old-wifery1827
old womanism1828
old-womanry1828
old-womanliness1877
old-ladyhood1888
old-womanishness1914
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Anileness, the being a very old Woman.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Anileness... The state of being an old woman; the old age of women. [Also in later dictionaries.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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