gynaeceum

[ jin-uh-see-uh m, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh- ]

/ ˌdʒɪn əˈsi əm, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ nə- /

(among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.

Origin of gynaeceum

1600–10; < Latin gynaecēum < Greek gynaikeíon, equivalent to gynaik- (stem of gynḗ) woman + -eion noun suffix of place

gynaeceum ²

[ jin-uh-see-uh m, gahy-nuh-, jahy-nuh- ]

/ ˌdʒɪn əˈsi əm, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ nə- /

gynoecium.

The gynaeceum, like the narthex below it, is covered with cross-groined vaults and contains a small fireplace.

Byzantine Churches in Constantinople |Alexander Van Millingen
Sometimes there was in the Gynaeceum a personage even more exalted than any which have as yet been mentioned.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia |George Rawlinson
The concubines seem to have occupied a distinct part of the Gynaeceum, called "the second house of the women."

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia |George Rawlinson
The northern compartment of the gynaeceum connects with the gynaeceum of the north church.

Byzantine Churches in Constantinople |Alexander Van Millingen

It will be seen that Hill relied much on the characters of the corolla and the gynaeceum.

Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists |Various

gynaeceum

/ (ˌdʒaɪnɪˈsiːəm) /

(in ancient Greece and Rome) the inner section of a house, used as women's quarters

(dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ-) a variant spelling of gynoecium

C17: from Latin: women's apartments, from Greek gunaikeion, from gunē a woman