Alternative form of Le Mans (“Lemans”) A place in France

plural of MAN

The state of being manful

Quality of being a man.

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

plural of manfulness

A surname.

(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant, historical) A mentally ill beggar. / (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant, historical) By extension, any beggar who pretends to be ill, physically or mentally, to obtain alms.

A minister or priest. / A prophet. / Any godly man.

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author.