Maledom

//ˈmeɪl.dəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Men considered as a group; mankind. uncountable

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

  2. 2
    Male domination; a sexual practice in which men dominate women or other people. uncountable
  3. 3
    A male dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices. countable

    "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."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From male + -dom (“group”).

Etymology 2

From male + -dom (“domination”).

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