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sworn virgin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person, assigned female at birth, who adopts a traditional masculine third-gender or transmasculine role in the Balkans, wearing masculine clothing and performing masculine tasks, and traditionally swearing a vow of chastity.

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noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sworn, virgin.

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: burrneshë — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Albanian: virgjineshë — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Albanian: virgjëreshë — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Albanian: virgjna — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • German: geschworene Jungfrau — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • German: Schwurjungfrau — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Italian: vergine giurata — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: тобѐлија — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: мушко̀бања — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: вирџина — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: остајница — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: цура (Kuči) — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: tobèlija — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: muškòbanja — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: virdžina — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: ostajnica — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans
  • Serbo-Croatian: cȕra (Kuči) — person who has a masculine third-gender role in the Balkans