253. Male

See also 153. FATHER ; 255. MANKIND ; 364. SEX ; 424. WOMEN .

androcracy

the domination of society and politics by males. — androcratic , adj .

androgenesis

Biology . the condition of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes; male parthenogenesis. — androgenetic , adj .

andromania

in women, an obsession with men; nymphomania.

androphilia

a preference for males. — androphilic , adj .

androphobia

1. an abnormal fear of men.

2. a hatred of males.

bachelorism

1. dedication to the state of being a bachelor.

2. behavior typical of a bachelor.

misandry, misandria

in women, an abnormal aversion to males.

patriarchy

1. a community in which the father or oldest male is the supreme authority, and descent is traced through the male line.

2. government by males, with one as supreme. — patriarchist , n . — patri-archic, patriarchical , adj .

virilescence

a condition of some animals, and especially of some fowls, in which the female, when old, assumes some of the characteristics of the male of the species. —virilescent, adj.