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gynocracy

[ ji-nok-ruh-see, gahy-, jahy- ]
/ dʒɪˈnɒk rə si, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

noun, plural gy·noc·ra·cies.

gynarchy.

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Origin of gynocracy

First recorded in 1720–30; gyno- + -cracy; see origin at gynecocracy

Words nearby gynocracy

gynephobia, Gynergen, gyniatrics, gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophobia
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