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heteropatriarchy
[ het-er-oh-pey-tree-ahr-kee ]
noun
, plural het·er·o·pa·tri·arch·ies.
- a hierarchical society or culture dominated by heterosexual males whose characteristic bias is unfavorable to gay people and females in general:
Clearly, their goal is to establish a new heteropatriarchy.
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Other Words From
- het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chal [het-er-oh-pey-tree-, ahr, -k, uh, l], het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chic [het-er-oh-pey-tree-, ahr, -kik] het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chi·cal adjective
- het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·cal·ism noun
- het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chal·ly het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heteropatriarchy1
First recorded in 1980–85; hetero- ( def ) + patriarchy ( def )
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