Distaff

DISTAFF, noun

1. The staff of a spinning-wheel, to which a bunch of flax or tow is tied, and from which the thread is drawn.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff [[Proverbs 31#19|Proverbs 31:19]].

2. Figuratively, a woman, or the female sex.

His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.