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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. Effeminacies. [From Effeminate.] Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness, luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]