maritodespotism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From marito-, an apparently otherwise-nonexistent combining form of marital, + despotism.
Noun
[edit]maritodespotism (uncountable)
- (very rare, sometimes humorous) Ruthless domination of one spouse by another (often domination of a wife by a husband) in a marriage.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:maritodespotism.