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hode

/həʊd/ UK
/hoʊd/ US

Rhymes with -əʊd

Where it comes from

From Middle English hoden, hodien, from Old English hādian (“to ordain, consecrate”), from Old English hād (“rank, order, office, holy office”). More at hade (“state, order, rank”).

verb hodes · hoding · hoded · had · hade

obsolete, transitive To ordain; consecrate; admit to a religious order.

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@misc{hode_2026,
  title = {hode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}