virilescencen.
/vɪrɪˈlɛsəns/ The condition of becoming virile, spec. of assuming physical characteristics of the male.
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virilescence1836
masculinization1895
masculinizing1936
masculation1998
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 716/2 The change to virilescence in the former [sc. birds] being more marked and striking than in the latter [sc. mammalia].
1853 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 9) Virilescence, the state of the aged female in which she assumes certain of the characteristics of the male.
1912 A. Harrison in Eng. Rev. Feb. 493 The virilescence of women would seem to imply the emasculation of men.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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