Definition of gynaeceum, gynaecium, gunaeceum
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LNS
gynaecēum, gynaecēī
(gynaecīum, gynaecīī)
(gunaecēum, gunaecēī)
gynaeceum, gynaecium, gunaeceum
γυναικεῖον
noun (n., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. the inner part of the house where the women dwelt, the women's apartments
  2. the emperor's seraglio, where also women spun and wove the imperial garments
Abbreviations
gynaecēum or gynaecīum (gun-), i, n., = γυναικεῖον. Among the Greeks, the inner part of the house where the women dwelt, the women's apartments, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 68; 72; Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 26; Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 95.

— Among the Romans, the emperor's seraglio, where also women spun and wove the imperial garments: matresfamilias ingenuae ac nobiles in gynaeceum rapiebantur, Lact. de Mort. Pers. 21; Veg. Mil. 1, 7; Cod. Just. 9, 27, 5; 11, 7, 5.
 
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