Matriarchy (Topical Term)
- Gynaecocracy
- Gynarchy
- Gynecocracy
- Gynocracy
- Matriarchal families
- Broader heading: Women
- Families
- Matrilineal kinship
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)