noun Etymology: French, good woman, prudish woman, short for ~femme good woman, from Old French prode femme Date: 1704 a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
PRUDE
Meaning of PRUDE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012