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gyneconome

gyneconome noun: an Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.

Noun

gyneconome (plural gyneconomes)

  1. (historical) An Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.
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Forms of gyneconome

pluralgyneconomes

Origin of gyneconome

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

Questions about gyneconome

What does gyneconome mean?
Gyneconome means an Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.
What part of speech is gyneconome?
Gyneconome is a noun.
What is the plural of gyneconome?
The plural of gyneconome is gyneconomes.

Words near gyneconome in the dictionary

  1. gynecomastism
  2. gynecomasts
  3. gynecomasty
  4. gynecomazia
  5. gynecomorphous
  6. gyneconome
  7. gyneconomes
  8. gynecoobstetric
  9. gynecooncology
  10. gynecopathic
  11. gynecopathies

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