masculine
masculine (mas"ku*lin) , adjective
[Latin masculinus, from masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: compare French masculin. See Male masculine.]
1.
Of the male sex; not female.
Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.
2.
Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy.
3.
Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [Rare]
A masculine church.
4.
(Grammar) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.