maledom

English

Etymology 1

male + -dom

Noun

maledom (uncountable)

  1. Men considered as a group; mankind.
    • 1995, Brian Sutton-Smith, Anthony D. Pellegrini, The future of play theory, page 287:
      There is a gender connotation here also, with the second power rhetoric clearly identified with maledom...
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

male + dom

Noun

maledom (countable and uncountable, plural maledoms)

  1. (BDSM, uncountable) male domination, a sexual practice in which men dominate other people.
  2. (BDSM, countable) A male dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
    • 1997, Anthony & Joy Hilbert, “Attention Joy gets (was: Woofie on Trust)”, in alt.personals.bondage (Usenet):
      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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