feminye

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French femenie, feminie (“the female sex, realm of women”).

Noun

feminye

1. The Amazons (mythical female warriors).

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

References

• “feminye”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.