kyriarchy.
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.
Meaning & usage
A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”) + -archy (“rule of”), modelled after German Herrschaft (“lordship; dominion, reign”) and expanding on patriarchy. Coined by Romanian-born German-American feminist theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza in 1992.
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