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

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

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