English Explanatory Dictionary

anthroparchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A social system of attitudes, practices, and institutions through which the natural world is dominated to the benefit of humans.

Word forms

anthroparchy anthroparchies

Etymology

From anthrop- + -archy. Coined by Erika Cudworth (2005, E. Cudworth, Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference).

Related words

anthropocracy
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