English

Noun

berdachism ‎(uncountable)

1. The state or practice of being (or of there being individuals who are) transgender or third-gender in a Native American society.
   • 2000, John W. M. Hallock, The American Byron, page 19:

     English settlers, in turn, solidly repressed berdachism in North America, although a score of nineteenth-century texts reveal a lack of sexual assimilation.

Usage notes

• See the usage notes about berdache; see also two-spirit.