gynocratic
gynocratic adjective: pertaining to government by women.
Adjective
gynocratic (comparative more gynocratic, superlative most gynocratic)
- Pertaining to government by women.
- How it should exist where there are ladies, I do not conceive, and, least of all, do I conceive how it should exist in Philadelphia, the most gynocratic of all cities.1838, John Sanderson, The American in Paris, volume 2, London: Henry Colburn, page 280
- More and more, archaeology is proving that there was indeed a golden age—a gynocratic age that endured for untold millennia, up past the dawn of written history.1971, Elizabeth Gould Davis, The First Sex, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, ch. 3
Antonyms of gynocratic
Forms of gynocratic
| comparative | more gynocratic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gynocratic |
Origin of gynocratic
From gyno- + -cratic.
Questions about gynocratic
- What does gynocratic mean?
- Gynocratic means pertaining to government by women.
- What part of speech is gynocratic?
- Gynocratic is an adjective.
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