What is "forkedness"

Forked \Forked\, a.

1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting.

   A serpent seen, with forked tongue.
   --Shak.

2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.

   Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; -- called also cross double fitch['e]. A cross forked of three points is a cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp points.

   Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way; ambiguous advice. [Obs.]
   --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly, adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.

n. The quality of being forked.