GENDER

Definitions

1. 1. Kind; sort. [Obs.] "One gender of herbs." Shak.
2. 2. Sex, male or female. [Obs. or Colloq.]
3. 3. A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex. Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only. Sex is natural distinction and applies to living objects. R. Morris.