maledom

male·dom
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/ˈmeɪl.dəm/UK/ˈmeɪlˌdɒm/US/ˈmeɪlˌdɑm/

noun

Men considered as a group; mankind.

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Meanings

maledom1

nounmaledom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableMen considered as a group; mankind.

    There is a gender connotation here also, with the second power rhetoric clearly identified with maledom...

    1995, Brian Sutton-Smith, Anthony D. Pellegrini, The future of play theory, page 287

maledom2

nounmaledom (countable and uncountable, plural maledoms)

plural maledoms

  1. uncountableBDSMMale domination; a sexual practice in which men dominate women or other people.
  2. countableBDSMA male dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

    And these things are better coming from a femsub like her because you so often dismiss criticism from maledoms as proof that they can't take competition.

    1997, Anthony & Joy Hilbert, “Attention Joy gets (was: Woofie on Trust)”, in alt.personals.bondage (Usenet)

Origin

maledom · noun

From male + -dom (“group”).

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maledom · noun

From male + -dom (“domination”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 男S
  • 男Smale dominator
Cite this entry
APA

maledom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledom

MLA

“maledom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maledom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maledom.

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