gyneconome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.

Word forms

gyneconome gyneconomes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῠναικονόμος (gŭnaikonómos); compare gyneco-, nome.

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