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heteropatriarchy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The dominance of heterosexual males in society.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hetero- + patriarchy.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хетеропатриархат (heteropatriarhat) — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Catalan: heteropatriarcat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Czech: heteropatriarchát — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Dutch: heteropatriarchaat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • French: hétéropatriarcat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Galician: heteropatriarcado — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • German: Heteropatriarchat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Greek: ετεροπατριαρχία (eteropatriarchía) — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Hungarian: heteropatriarchátus — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Italian: eteropatriarcato — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Polish: heteropatriarchat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Portuguese: heteropatriarcado — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Romanian: heteropatriarhat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Russian: гетеропатриархат (geteropatriarxat) — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Serbo-Croatian: хетеропатријархат — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Serbo-Croatian: heteropatrijarhat — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Spanish: heteropatriarcado — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Turkish: heteroataerkillik — dominance of heterosexual males in society
  • Ukrainian: гетеропатріархат (heteropatriarxat) — dominance of heterosexual males in society