Transegalitarian
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Organized beyond the limits of an egalitarian society but lacking clear social stratification or political centralization. not-comparable
"Rather than attempt to revive these encumbered terms, I prefer to use Clark and Blake's (1989) term “transegalitarian” to refer to societies that are neither egalitarian nor politically stratified (“politically stratified” societies include chiefdoms with relatively fixed classes and a hierarchical settlement pattern)."
Example
More examples"Rather than attempt to revive these encumbered terms, I prefer to use Clark and Blake's (1989) term “transegalitarian” to refer to societies that are neither egalitarian nor politically stratified (“politically stratified” societies include chiefdoms with relatively fixed classes and a hierarchical settlement pattern)."
Etymology
From trans- + egalitarian. Coined by John E. Clark and Michael Blake in 1989. Popularized by Brian Hayden in 1995.
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