Lyzeum

Etymology
From, from. The use for a girls’ school may have been partly due to an inhibition to using the word with girls because of the underlying.

Noun

 * 1)  grammar school for girls
 * 2)  grammar school (for boys or in general)
 * 3)  a type of theological and philosophical institutes (existing under this name until 1923)
 * 1)  a type of theological and philosophical institutes (existing under this name until 1923)
 * 1)  a type of theological and philosophical institutes (existing under this name until 1923)
 * 1)  a type of theological and philosophical institutes (existing under this name until 1923)

Usage notes

 * The distinction between (for boys) and  (for girls) existed from the 19th century until circa 1950. The terms were equivalents of each other, though the educations were somewhat different as  did not prepare for university. Today, therefore,  is the general word and girls-only ones are called.