Meaning of sworn virgin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sworn, virgin.

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Examples

“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; [...]”

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