'Gynecocracy' definitions:
Definition of 'gynecocracy'
noun
A political system governed by a woman [syn: gynecocracy,
gynarchy]
Definition of 'Gynecocracy'
- Gynecocracy \Gyn`e*coc"ra*cy\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*k[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]),
n. [Gr. gynaikokrati`a; gynh`, gynaiko`s, a woman + kratei^n
to rule: cf. F. gyn['e]cocratie. Cf. Gynocracy.]
Government by a woman, female power; gyneocracy. --Bailey.
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