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berdachism

berdachism noun: the state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.

Noun

berdachism (uncountable)

  1. (offensive) The state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.
    • English settlers, in turn, solidly repressed berdachism in North America, although a score of nineteenth-century texts reveal a lack of sexual assimilation.2000, John W. M. Hallock, The American Byron, page 19

Origin of berdachism

From berdache + -ism.

Questions about berdachism

What does berdachism mean?
Berdachism means the state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.
What part of speech is berdachism?
Berdachism is a noun.

Words near berdachism in the dictionary

  1. Bercow
  2. Bercuson
  3. Bercy
  4. berdache
  5. berdaches
  6. berdachism
  7. Berdan
  8. Berdans
  9. berdash
  10. berdashes
  11. berdazimer

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