kyriarchy

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪɹɪˌɑːki/, /ˈkɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkaɪɹiˌɑɹki/, /ˈkɪ-/ Hyphenation: ky‧ri‧ar‧chy === Noun === kyriarchy (usually uncountable, plural kyriarchies) A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. [from 1992] ==== Derived terms ==== kyriarchal (> kyriarchally) kyriarchic (> kyriarchically) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === kyriarchy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia