noun
men and women; everyone in town
Literary or classical term for all people, men and women alike, or the entire community. Rare in everyday speech; modern equivalents include 老若男女 or 町中の人々.
祭りには士女が集まったと古文書にある。
An old document says that men and women gathered for the festival.
「士女」は古い言い方で、今はあまり使わない。
「士女」 is an old expression and is rarely used today.