Gynaeceum
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women. Ancient-Rome
"A master, however this may be, was very jealous of the inmates of his gyneceum, and he permitted no one to enter the place, which was protected as a sanctuary in the legislation of the Barbarians."
- 2 An establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty. obsolete
- 3 A gynoecium.
"The androecium functions by providing the pollen-grains which are necessary to bring about fertilisation of the ovules in the gynaeceum."
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More examples"A master, however this may be, was very jealous of the inmates of his gyneceum, and he permitted no one to enter the place, which was protected as a sanctuary in the legislation of the Barbarians."
Etymology
From Latin gynaecēum, gynaecīum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon), from γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). By surface analysis, gynaec- + -eum.