eonism

[ ee-uh-niz-uhm ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.

Origin of eonism

1
1925–30; after the Chevalier d'Éon (died 1810), Frenchman who posed as a woman

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British Dictionary definitions for eonism

eonism

/ (ˈiːəˌnɪzəm) /


noun
  1. psychiatry the adoption of female dress and behaviour by a male: See also transvestite

Origin of eonism

1
C19: named after Charles Éon de Beaumont (died 1810), French transvestite

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