heteropatriarchy

[ het-er-uh-pey-tree-ahr-kee ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈpeɪ triˌɑr ki /

noun plural het·er·o·pa·tri·arch·ies.

a society or culture dominated by a ruling class of heterosexual males whose characteristic bias is unfavorable to gay people and females in general: Clearly, their goal is to establish a new heteropatriarchy.

Origin of heteropatriarchy

First recorded in 1980–85; hetero- + patriarchy

OTHER WORDS FROM heteropatriarchy

het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chal [het-er-uh-pey-tree-ahr-kuhl] /ˌhɛt ər əˌpeɪ triˈɑr kəl/, het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chic [het-er-uh-pey-tree-ahr-kik,] /ˌhɛt ər əˌpeɪ triˈɑr kɪk,/ het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chi·cal, adjective het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·cal·ism, noun het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chal·ly, het·er·o·pa·tri·ar·chi·cal·ly, adverb