gynarchy

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gynarchy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gynarchy \Gyn"ar*chy\ (j[i^]n"[.a]r*k[y^]), n. [Gr. gynh` a
     woman + -archy.]
     Government by a woman. --Chesterfield.
     [1913 Webster]

gynarchy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gynarchy
      n 1: a political system governed by a woman [syn: gynecocracy,
           gynarchy]