# planethood

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The state or condition of being a planet.

## Etymology
From planet + -hood. First attested in 1674 in A Treatise of the Bulk and Selvedge of the World by the English divine and physician Nathaniel Fairfax (1637–1690).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/planethood