heteropatriarchy

noun

The dominance of heterosexual males in society.

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Meanings

nounheteropatriarchy (countable and uncountable, plural heteropatriarchies)

plural heteropatriarchies

  1. countableuncountableThe dominance of heterosexual males in society.

Origin

From hetero- + patriarchy.

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Translations

Bulgarian хетеропатриархат
  • хетеропатриархат (heteropatriarhat)dominance of heterosexual males in society
Catalan heteropatriarcat
  • heteropatriarcatdominance of heterosexual males in society
Czech heteropatriarchát
  • heteropatriarchátdominance of heterosexual males in society
Dutch heteropatriarchaat
  • heteropatriarchaatdominance of heterosexual males in society
French hétéropatriarcat
  • hétéropatriarcatdominance of heterosexual males in society
German Heteropatriarchat
  • Heteropatriarchatdominance of heterosexual males in society
Greek ετεροπατριαρχία
  • ετεροπατριαρχία (eteropatriarchía)dominance of heterosexual males in society
Hungarian heteropatriarchátus
  • heteropatriarchátusdominance of heterosexual males in society
Italian eteropatriarcato
  • eteropatriarcatodominance of heterosexual males in society
Polish heteropatriarchat
  • heteropatriarchatdominance of heterosexual males in society
Portuguese heteropatriarcado
  • heteropatriarcadodominance of heterosexual males in society
Romanian heteropatriarhat
  • heteropatriarhatdominance of heterosexual males in society
Russian гетеропатриархат
  • гетеропатриархат (geteropatriarxat)dominance of heterosexual males in society
Spanish heteropatriarcado
  • heteropatriarcadodominance of heterosexual males in society
Turkish heteroataerkillik
  • heteroataerkillikdominance of heterosexual males in society
Ukrainian гетеропатріархат
  • гетеропатріархат (heteropatriarxat)dominance of heterosexual males in society
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APA

heteropatriarchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropatriarchy

MLA

“heteropatriarchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropatriarchy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteropatriarchy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropatriarchy.

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