ad feminam

adjective

ad fe·​mi·​nam (ˈ)ad-ˈfe-mə-nəm 

-ˌäm

: marked by or being an attack on a woman's character rather than an answer to the contentions made compare ad hominem entry 1

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, literally, "to the woman"

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above