Amazonism

English

Etymology

Amazon +‎ -ism

Noun

Amazonism (uncountable)

1. Domination of society by women; an extreme matriarchal system.
   • 2004, Gérald Gaillard, The Routledge Dictionary of Anthropologists, page 10:

     In reaction against Amazonism, the next era of human society sees the development of a new form of marriage under male hegemony.