Androgynary

/ˌændrɒˈdʒɪnəri/ noun

Definition

A rare or archaic term for an androgynous person or the state of being androgynous.

Etymology

From 'androgyne' + '-ary' (noun suffix meaning a place or collection). An obsolete word found primarily in historical medical and philosophical texts.

Kelly Says

The fact that we have so many now-obsolete words for androgyny (androgynary, androgyn, androgyne) suggests people were talking about gender fluidity far more in the 1600s-1800s than we sometimes assume—then Victorian rigidity buried this whole conversation.

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