Gyn'e-cæ'um or Gyn'e-ci'um, n.

n. [Gr. γυναικεῖον, women's residence, from γυνή, woman, and οἶκος, house.] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to females. [Written also gyneceum.]

For women, up till this, Cramped under worse than South-sea-isle taboo, Dwarfs of the gynecium, fail so far In high desire, they know not, can not guess, How much their welfare is a passion to us. Tennyson.