maimednessn.

1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 122 He will see such weakenesse,..such maimednesse, such imperfection, in his best performances.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ii. vii. 135 The conditions required in the High Priest, as that he should not haue the bodily defects of Blindnesse, lamenesse, maymednesse, &c.

1700 J. Ray Persuasive to Holy Life vii. 59 Poverty, Slavery, Reproach, Sickness, Pain, Maimedness, Deformity, &c.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita I. xii. 425 So much did its sullenness and maimedness pollute the meagre sacrifice.

1927–9 H. Wheeler Waverley Children's Dict. IV. 2640/2 A man who has had a leg amputated..is sadly handicapped by his maimedness.

1979 E. A. Proulx Stone City in Gray's Sporting Jrnl. Sept. 60/2 An amputated forefinger, the local badge of maimedness that set those who worked with chain saws apart from lesser men.

1981 P. Kolenda Caste, Cult & Hierarchy 173 Very important events in life are parts of an individual's karma. These include serious illnesses, number and sex of children, illnesses and deaths of children, lameness and maimedness, [etc.].