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noun
An Ancient Athenian civil servant whose job was to apply sumptuary laws and ensure adult women behaved morally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek γῠναικονόμος (gŭnaikonómos); compare gyneco-, nome.
