English Explanatory Dictionary

kyriarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.

Pronunciation

/ˈkaɪɹɪˌɑːki/ /ˈkɪ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kyriarchy.wav /ˈkaɪɹiˌɑɹki/

Word forms

kyriarchy kyriarchies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”) + -archy (“rule of”), modelled after German Herrschaft (“lordship; dominion, reign”) and expanding on patriarchy. Coined by Romanian-born German-American feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza in 1992.

Related words

kyrie kyriocentric kyriocentrically kyriocentrism kyriolexy kyriologic kyriological kyriology

Derived words

kyriarchal kyriarchic
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