Meaning of groomhood | Babel Free

Definitions

The state, quality, or condition of being a groom; groomdom.

uncountable

Examples

“He need⟳ not reside in a room, but only in a bunk, and a bunk need⟳ not be rated for the relief of the poor. We talk⟳ about manhood suffrage, but what about groomhood suffrage?”

“[...] and those women who are joined to them in marriage, long to see⟳ Brother Knechtel before the blush of groomhood wears off his cheerful countenance, [...]”

“As he reverts to groomhood, there enters in haste Adolesco himself from the secret corridor, who still has barely presence of mind⟳ to thank⟳ his impersonator, and they might have⟳ got into a discussion of the gelding's off rear pastern problem, [...]”

“Some social scientists (Altekar, 1962; Aziz, 1983; Srinivas, 1984) attribute the increasing prevalence of dowry to the concept of groomhood being drastically changed from the normal eligible bachelor to a fancy product.”

“And besides, Vergil had already been some while ago made free of the Eleusinian bridehood and the groomhood, a mystagogue was he, of that and of other mysteries, perhaps lesser known, if not, who shall say⟳: [...]”

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