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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gynarchy

Gynarchy \Gyn"ar*chy\ (j[i^]n"[.a]r*k[y^]), n. [Gr. gynh` a woman + -archy.] Government by a woman.
--Chesterfield.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
gynarchy

"government by women or a woman," 1570s, from Greek gyne "woman, wife" (see queen) + -arkhe "rule" (see archon). Gynaecocracy and gyneocracy attested from 1610s.

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gynarchy

n. (context politics English) A government ruled by a woman or women.