ˈgu̇dmən noun
( plural goodmen )
Etymology: Middle English, from good + man
1.
a. chiefly archaic & dialect : the head of a family or household : husband
b. chiefly dialect : innkeeper , landlord
2. often capitalized , archaic : mister — usually used with a surname
the roof on Goodman Hodge's barn — John Gay
3. archaic Scotland : a well-to-do yeoman : a man of property