† heroheadn.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hero n., -head suffix.
Etymology: < hero n. + -head suffix, after godhead n. Compare earlier herohood n., heroship n.
Obsolete.
rare.
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] > as hero or heroine
1895 31 Aug. 284/3 The dim past, before the Olympian divinities had come southwards to absorb their predecessors and degrade..their godhead to herohead.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018).