Gynarchy
/ˈdʒaɪ.nɑːr.ki/noun
Government or rule by women.
Did you know?The first element comes from Greek gynē, a root that also lives in words like gynecology and gynoid, while the second comes from archē, the same ancient root behind monarch and hierarchy.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
gynē + archē
“woman + rule, power, office”
Late Greek
Greek
gynarchia
“rule by women”
16th–17th Century
English
gynarchie / gynarchy
“government by women”
Modern English
English
gynarchy
“rule or government by women”
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