Gynarchy
[jin-er-kee, gahy-ner-, jahy-ner-] /ˈdʒɪn ər ki, ˈgaɪ nər-, ˈdʒaɪ nər-/
noun, plural gynarchies.
1.
government by women.
/ˈdʒaɪˌnɑːkɪ; ˈɡaɪ-/
noun (pl) -chies
1.
another word for gynaecocracy
n.
government by women or a woman, 1570s, from Greek gyne (see queen) + -arkhe (see archon). Gynaecocracy and gyneocracy attested from 1610s.
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1. variant of : gynephobia.
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1. variant of before a vowel: gynecoid.
- Gynecia
[ji-nee-see-uh m, -shee-, gahy-, jahy-] /dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/ noun, plural gynecia [ji-nee-see-uh, -shee-uh, gahy-, jahy-] /dʒɪˈni si ə, -ʃi ə, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/ (Show IPA) 1. . /dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm; ɡaɪ-/ noun (pl) -cia (-sɪə) 1. a variant spelling (esp US) of gynoecium
- Gynecide
noun the killing of a woman; also called gynaecide Word Origin gyn- ‘woman’
- Gynecic
[ji-nee-sik, -nes-ik, gahy-, jahy-] /dʒɪˈni sɪk, -ˈnɛs ɪk, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/ adjective 1. of or relating to women. gynecic gy·ne·cic (jĭ-nē’sĭk, -něs’ĭk, gī-, jī-) adj. Relating to or associated with women.