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語源

From Old French femenie, feminie (“the female sex, realm of women”), ultimately from Latin femina. Doublet of femenie and feminie, both meaning "womankind", which were from Middle French.

名詞

feminye

1. The Amazons (mythical female warriors).

   And certes, if it nere to long to heere, I wolde have toold yow fully the manere how wonnen was the regne of Femenye by Theseus and by his chivalrye; ― And certainly, if it were not too long to hear, I would have told you fully the manner how the reign of Femenye was won by Theseus and by his chivalry; - Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Knight's Tale", lines 875-878

参照

• “feminye”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “feminie”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• 1.2 The Knight's Tale, Harvard's Geoffrey Chaucer Website