gylany

English

Etymology

Coined by Riane Eisler in The Chalice and the Blade (1987) from Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”), λύειν (lúein) or λύω (lúō, “to solve, resolve; to dissolve, set free”), and ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Noun

gylany (plural gylanies)

  1. A social system based on equality of women and men.

References

  • Riane Eisler, The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harper & Row, 1987.
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