heteropatriarchy

[ het-er-oh-pey-tree-ahr-kee ]

noun

, plural het·er·o·pa·tri·arch·ies.

1. 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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteropatriarchy¹

First recorded in 1980–85; hetero- ( def ) + patriarchy ( def )