[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Frequently with capital initial. The Amazons; the country of the Amazons.

- Women considered collectively; womankind.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Middle French femenie, femenye the kingdom of the Amazons, the feminine sex, womankind from classical Latin fēmina woman + -ie