What does "mankind" mean?
Mankind: Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. Lev. xviii.
Additional senses
- 2.3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] B. Jonson.
- 3.Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs] Are women grown so mankind Must they be wooing Beau. & Fl. Be not too mankind against your wife. Chapman.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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