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Word History
French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prode femme
1704, in the meaning defined above
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“Prude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prude. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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