noun
pl. -·cies government by a woman or women
Origin of gynecocracy
Classical Greek gynaikokratia: see gyneco- and -cracygynecocracy
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gynecocracy
or gy·noc·ra·cy
noun
pl. gy·ne·coc·ra·cies, or gy·noc·ra·cies- Government by women.
- A society ruled by women.
Origin of gynecocracy
Greek gunaikokratiā gunaiko- gyneco- -kratiā -cracyRelated Forms:
- gy′ne·co·crat′ic
adjective
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Origin
Neologism, no etymology, but constructed from Greek gune, -aikos (γυνή, -αικος) 'woman' and kratos (κράτος) 'power'. Disambiguates usage of matriarchy: gynecocracy refers to societies ruled by women, distinct from matrilineal bequeathing of property and matrilocal residence of brides.
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