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phallocentric

English

Etymology

From phallo- +? -centric.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?fal?(?)?s?nt??k/

Adjective

phallocentric (comparative more phallocentric, superlative most phallocentric)

  1. Focused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men. [from 20th c.]
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 25:
      His shame at what she might on the other hand perceive as his slimy phallocentric conduct toward her made it easier for him to avoid her, as well.

Related terms

  • phallocentrism
  • phallocratic

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patriarchy

English

Etymology

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek ?????????? (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek ?????????? (patriárkh?s, patriarch), from ?????? (patría) and ???? (árkh?).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?pe?t(?)?i??ki/

Noun

patriarchy (plural patriarchies)

  1. (anthropology, historical) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
  2. A power structure in which men are dominant.
  3. (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Derived terms

  • heteropatriarchy
  • neopatriarchy

Related terms

  • patriarch
  • patriarchate
  • patriarchal

Translations

See also

  • matriarchy

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