What is "androcracy"

"rule or supremacy of men," 1883; see andro- + -cracy. Related: Androcratic.

n. rule or government by men

Androcracy is a form of government in which the government rulers are male. The males, especially fathers, have the central roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property. It is also sometimes called a phallocracy, phallocratic, andrarchy, or an androcentric society. This term derives from the Greek root words andros, "man", and krateo (as in democratic), or "to rule".