Zygarchy

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Zygarchy is a form of society in which power is equally shared between men and women, or a family structure where power is shared equally by both parents. The word zygarchy derives from the Greek word zeugos meaning "couple" and the Greek word archein meaning "to rule".^[1]

Zygarchy is to be distinguished from matriarchy, a form of society in which power is with the women and especially with the mothers of a community, and from patriarchy in which power lies with the men and fathers of the society.

See also

• Second Treatise on Government
• Robert Filmer's Patriarcha

References

1. ^ (1996) Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-864226-1.