{ ‖
Gynˊæ-ce′um
(jĭnˊē̍-sē′ŭm)
, ‖
Gynˊæ-ci′um
(jĭnˊē̍-sī′ŭm)
, }
[L., fr. Gr.
γυναικεῖον
women’s apartments, fr.
γυνή
a woman.]
That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women.
[Written also
gyneceum
,
gynecium
.]