gyneconome
Meanings
noun
- An Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γῠναικονόμος (gŭnaikonómos); compare gyneco-, nome.
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