女おんな部屋べや

noun

female servants' quarters

Historical term for a room or living quarters designated for female servants in a traditional household or estate.

See also: 男部屋

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの大おおきな商しょう家かには女おんな部べ屋やがあった。

  In large merchant houses of the Edo period, there were quarters for female servants.

noun

women's room; room with women

General term for a room where women are present or a room designated for women; can be used in modern contexts like dormitories or shared accommodations.

• この階かいには女おんな部べ屋やと男おとこ部屋べやがある。

  On this floor there are women's rooms and men's rooms.

noun

women's jail

Historical or archaic term for a jail or prison cell specifically for women; compare with 女牢.

See also: 女牢

• 昔むかしの牢ろう屋やには女おんな部べ屋やが設もうけられていた。

  In old prisons, a women's jail was provided.