transpatriarchy

English

Etymology

From trans- +‎ patriarchy.

Noun

transpatriarchy (countable and uncountable, plural transpatriarchies)

  1. (sociology) A form of patriarchy supported by a transnational lifestyle.
    • 2016, Majella Kilkey, Ewa Palenga-Möllenbeck, Family Life in an Age of Migration and Mobility (page 220)
      What form of transpatriarchy is evolving from the practices of transnational fathers and their partners? Can this type of fatherhood really be called hegemonic?