The state or condition of having a bald head.
Created by adding the suffix '-ness' to 'baldpated,' following the standard English pattern for converting adjectives into abstract nouns. This formation is typical of 16th-17th century word-building.
This wonderfully awkward word shows how English speakers loved stacking suffixes—we can turn almost any adjective into an abstract concept, which is why we have oddly specific conditions like this one!
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