gynarchy

American  

[jin-er-kee, gahy-ner-, jahy-ner-] / ˈdʒɪn ər ki, ˈgaɪ nər-, ˈdʒaɪ nər- /

noun

PLURAL

gynarchies

1. government by women.

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gynarchy British  

/ ˈdʒaɪˌnɑːkɪ, ˈɡaɪ- /

noun

1. another word for gynaecocracy

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Other Word Forms

• gynarchic adjective

Etymology

Origin of gynarchy

First recorded in 1570–80; gyn- + -archy

Example Sentences

Gynarchy, jin′�r-ki, n. government by a female.

From Project Gutenberg

With fitting irony, Maurice leaves Isa pregnant with a daughter to carry on the cycle of gynarchy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Government of the American people is not a republic, it is not a monarchy: it is a gynarchy, a government by the women for the women, a sort of occult power behind the scenes that rules the country.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: gynecology, gynecologist, gyniatrics, gyneocracy, gynecocracy, gynocracy, gynecian, gynarchy, gyneolatry, gyneolater, gynephobia, gynecopathy, philogynist, philogyny, misogyny, femicide, matriarchy, gynæceum. woman-hater, n. misogynist. womanhood, n. womanliness, femininity, feminality. womanish, a. effeminate, feminine. womb, n. uterus, venter, matrix, matrice.

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