Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated)A private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society.

    Mädchenpensionat

    институ́т благоро́дных деви́цinstitút blagoródnyx devíc

    a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities

Translations

4 languages
Русский
a private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society:
Deutsch
a private school intended to furnish young women with the social skills and cultural education needed in order to fulfill successfully a woman's traditional role in polite society:
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