Noah Webster
Mankind
MANKIND, noun [man and kind.] This word admits the accent either on the first or second syllable; the distinction of accent being inconsiderable.]
1. The race or species of human beings.
The proper study of mankind is man.
2. A male, or the males of the human race.
Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind. Leviticus 18:22.
MANKIND, adjective Resembling man in form, not woman.