androcracy

noun

an·​droc·​ra·​cy

anˈdräkrəsē

plural -es

: political and social supremacy of men

—contrasted with gynecocracy compare patriarchy

androcratic

¦andrə¦kratik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

andr- + -cracy

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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