gynaeceum Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gyn`æ*ce"um, Gyn`æ*ci"um noun (Also<

• Gynaeceum
• Gynaecium
• Gynæceum
• Gynæcium

)

Etymology

L., fr. Gr. women's apartments, fr. a woman.

Definitions

1. The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. Written also gyneceum, gynecium. Tennyson.