maidhoodEtymologyFrom Middle English maidhod, maidhede, meithhad, from Old English mæġeþhād, corresponding to maid + -hood. Compare maidenhood.maidhood means the state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.nounThe state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity.“Must the coming woman marry to take away the reproach of maidhood? ... But if the coming woman is to have the same fear of keeping her maidhood, she will be as subject to man as now, and equality laws will fail to make her equal.”