Pronunciation: ˌ g ī -ni- ' kä-kr ə -s ē , ˌ ji-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
Etymology: Greek gynaikokratia, from gynaik- + -kratia -cracy
Date: 1612
: political supremacy of women
– gy · ne · co · crat · ic \ ˌ g ī -ni-k ō - ' kra-tik, ˌ ji- \ adjective