English

Alternative forms

• evenhead
• evenhede (obsolete)

Noun

evenhood ‎(plural evenhoods)

1. (rare or obsolete) Equality; equity; justice.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:evenhood.

References

• Compare: “†ˈevenhead, ˈevenhood” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]
• Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, Sir William Alexander Craigie, Charles Talbut Onions, A new English dictionary on historical principles, †evenhead, evenhood.
• evenhood in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the assumed Old English etymon *efenhād, from efen ‎(“even”) + hād ‎(“rank”) (the ultimate source of both -head and -hood; compare -hād).

Noun

evenhood

1. (uncountable) Equality; equal dignity, rank, or standing.
2. (countable) One of equal rank; an equal, a peer, an equivalent.
3. (uncountable) Evenness...
   1. ...of treatment; impartiality, equity, fairness.
   2. ...of mind; mental balance or equilibrium.