maunde

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French mande, from Latin mandātum.

Alternative forms

• mande, mandee, maunday, maundee, maundie, maundye, mawnde, mondee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯ndeː/, /ˈmandeː/

Proper noun

maunde

1. The Last Supper.
2. A washing of feet (by Christ or at Maundy Thursday).

Descendants

• English: maundy (Maundy Thursday)

References

• “maundẹ̄, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French mande, from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

Alternative forms

• mawnd, mawnde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmau̯nd(ə)/

Noun

maunde (plural maundes)

1. maund (wicker basket)
2. maund (unit of capacity)

Descendants

• English: maund

References

• “maund(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.