bridehoodn.
/ˈbrʌɪdhʊd/, U.S. /ˈbraɪdˌ(h)ʊd/ The state or condition of being a bride.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > bride > position of
brideship1638
bridalry1741
bridehood1845
1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 232 To fit her for her bridehood.
1920 D. Byrne Foolish Matrons v. 74 After a little while, when the glamour of bridehood had worn off her, they accepted her very casually.
2018 B. B. Muhonja Womanhood & Girlhood in 21st Cent. Middle Class Kenya iii. 37 Bridehood..demonstrates both societal expectations and women's responses to those expectations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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