noun, plural gyn·ar·chies.
- government by women.
noun plural -chies
- another word for gynaecocracy
government by women or a woman, 1570s, from Greek gyne (see queen) + -arkhe (see archon). Gynaecocracy and gyneocracy attested from 1610s.
noun, plural gyn·ar·chies.
noun plural -chies
government by women or a woman, 1570s, from Greek gyne (see queen) + -arkhe (see archon). Gynaecocracy and gyneocracy attested from 1610s.