gynaeceum

Alternative forms

• gynæceum (dated)

Etymology

From Latin gynaecēum, gynaecīum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon), from γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”).

Noun

gynaeceum (plural gynaeceums or gynaecea)

1. (historical) The women's quarters in a household, especially of ancient Greece or Rome.
2. (obsolete) Establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον (gunaikeîon).

Noun

gynaecēum n (genitive gynaecēī); second declension

1. womens quarters in a Greek house

References

• gynaeceum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gynaeceum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gynaeceum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)