berdachism

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noun

The state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.

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Meanings

nounberdachism (uncountable)
  1. offensiveuncountableanthropologyThe state or practice of being transgender or third gender in a Native American society.

    English settlers, in turn, solidly repressed berdachism in North America, although a score of nineteenth-century texts reveal a lack of sexual assimilation.

    2000, John W. M. Hallock, The American Byron, page 19

Origin

From berdache + -ism.

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APA

berdachism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berdachism

MLA

“berdachism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berdachism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “berdachism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/berdachism.

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