sworn virgin
sworn virgin noun: a person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine third-gender or transmasculine role in the Balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity.
Noun
sworn virgin (plural sworn virgins)
- A person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine third-gender or transmasculine role in the Balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity.
- Anila, who prefers to be called Rrok (a male name) […] displays a significant number of the attributes of the more traditional sworn virgins: male attire, short hair, assertive male gestures and a self-confident stride, but his reason for assuming the role is not traditional. […] He explains that...2012, Andreas Hemming, Gentiana Kera, Enriketa Pandelejmoni, Albania: Family, Society and Culture in the 20th Century, →ISBN, page 172
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sworn, virgin.
Forms of sworn virgin
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Questions about sworn virgin
- What does sworn virgin mean?
- Sworn virgin means a person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine third-gender or transmasculine role in the Balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity.
- What part of speech is sworn virgin?
- Sworn virgin is a noun.
- What is the plural of sworn virgin?
- The plural of sworn virgin is sworn virgins.
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