Meanings
nounneopatriarchy (countable and uncountable, plural neopatriarchies)
plural neopatriarchies
- countableuncountableModern patriarchy, especially as exercised within the nuclear family rather than wider society.
Origin
From neo- (“new, contemporary”) + patriarchy (“dominance of men in social or cultural systems”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto novpatriarĥeco, novpatriarkeco
- novpatriarĥecomodern partiarchy, esp. within the nuclear family
- novpatriarkecomodern partiarchy, esp. within the nuclear family
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APA
neopatriarchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopatriarchy
MLA
“neopatriarchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopatriarchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neopatriarchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopatriarchy.
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