manyhood en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English *manyhode (found only as manyhede, manihede), equivalent to many + -hood.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) The state or condition of being many; multiplicity; abundance
Then shalt thou rede the blessed law of the singleness that dieth for the more holy round of manyhood, to thrive, and speechless say by what we be: — […]
1907, William Norman Guthrie, The City of St. Francis: Being Three California Poems, page 27:Let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing.
1913, Equinox: The Review of Scientific Illuminism:
Synonyms
multeity (state or condition of being many) · multipleness