sworn virgin
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sworn, virgin.
Example Sentences
- "Anila, who prefers to be called Rrok (a male name) […] displays a significant number of the attributes of the more traditional sworn virgins: male attire, short hair, assertive male gestures and a self-confident stride, but his reason for assuming the role is not traditional. […] He explains that it not only gives him freedom to wander around the village; [...]"