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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women..
A master, however this may be, was very jealous of the inmates of his gyneceum, and he permitted no one to enter the place, which was protected as a sanctuary in the legislation of the Barbarians.
It was agreeable to see men, after days in this gyneceum, bringing the place to life, to see waiters speeding to their command.
The androecium functions by providing the pollen-grains which are necessary to bring about fertilisation of the ovules in the gynaeceum.
Use gynaeceum when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gynaeceum means (Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women..
Common synonyms include gynaeconitis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A master, however this may be, was very jealous of the inmates of his gyneceum, and he permitted no one to enter the place, which was protected as a sanctuary in the legislation of the Barbarians.
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