Meanings
nounspaneria (uncountable)
- rareuncountableA scarcity of males.
The constant state of warfare was a fact of life in the reign of King Louis-Philippe, and although the spaneria was a high price to pay, the nation overflowed with riches and national pride.
1990, John Brockman, Speculations, page 196
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