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- noun historical The
women 'squarters in a household, especially of ancient Greece or Rome. - noun obsolete Establishment in
Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture forroyalty .
Etymologies
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From Latin gynæcēum, gynaecīum, from Ancient Greek γυναικεῖον, from γυνή ("woman").
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