| LC control no. | sh 85082204 |
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| LC classification | GN479.5 |
| Topical heading | Matriarchy |
| Variant(s) | Gynaecocracy Gynarchy Gynecocracy Gynocracy Matriarchal families |
| See also | Women Families Matrilineal kinship |
| Found in | Wu, Q. Female rule in Chinese and English literary utopias, 1995. Dictionary.com, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynaecocracy or gynecocracy. Also called: gynarchy. government by women or by a single woman) Urban dictionary, via WWW, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynaecocracy: Rule by females) The free online dictionary, Mar. 28, 2012 (gynocracy. Variant of gynecocracy; gynecocracy: 1. Government by women. 2. A society ruled by women; gynarchy: Government by women; matriarchy: 1. A social system in which the mother is head of the family. 2. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by women; matriarchy: 1. a community in which the mother or oldest female is the supreme authority, and descent is traced through the female line. 2. government by females, with one as supreme) |
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