gynecocracy

[ jin-i-kok-ruh-see, gahy-ni-, jahy-ni- ]

noun

, plural gyn·e·coc·ra·cies.

1. gynarchy.

Other Words From

• gy·ne·co·crat [ji-, nee, -k, uh, -krat, gahy-, jahy-], noun
• gy·ne·co·crat·ic [ji-nee-k, uh, -, krat, -ik, gahy-, jahy-, jin-i-, gahy-ni-, jahy-ni-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynecocracy¹

From the Greek word gynaikokratía, dating back to 1605–15. See gyneco-, -cracy

Example Sentences

They were so fervent about its passage, and so disproportionately female, that their husbands started referring to Montgomery County as “a gynecocracy.”

From New York Times

In a speech last fall, Yenor mocked feminists as "medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome" and universities as "the citadels of our gynecocracy."

From Salon

To be sure, barbaric Sparta made a bold stand for equality, and almost instituted a gynecocracy, but the usual idea was that a woman's opinion was not worth considering.

From Project Gutenberg

Comte thought it all out in detail, and arranged a complete scheme of life, and actually wished to form a political party and overthrow the government, founding a gynecocracy on the ruins.

From Project Gutenberg

The concept of father had not yet been formed; the family congregated round the mother and saw in her its natural chief; gynecocracy was the prevailing form of government.

From Project Gutenberg