Goodman

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster

Goodman - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

GOOD'MAN, n. A familiar appellation of civility; sometimes used ironically.

With you, goodman boy, if you please.

1. A rustic term of compliment; as old goodman Dobson.

2. A familiar appellation of a husband; also,the master of a family. Prov 7. Mat 24.

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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

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