wisehood

English

Etymology

From Middle English *wishode, wishede (“wisdom”), equivalent to wise +‎ -hood. Cognate with Dutch wijsheid (“wisdom”), German Weisheit (“wisdom”).

Noun

wisehood (uncountable)

1. (rare) The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.
   • 1783, A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments:

     In two fliort words all wisehood's understood; […]

   • 1853, David Hoffman, Chronicles selected from the originals of Cartaphilus:

     " […] Is counsel perished from the prudent ? — hath their wisehood vanished?"