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frailocracy

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Philippines/fɾai̯.loˈkɾa.si/

frailocracy noun: excessive and disproportionate socio-political-economic dominance of the Spanish Catholic friars over Spanish colonial Philippines, that was a constant target of criticism by the Filipino intelligentsia known as the ilustrados during the late 1800s.

Noun

frailocracy (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines, historical) excessive and disproportionate socio-political-economic dominance of the Spanish Catholic friars over Spanish colonial Philippines, that was a constant target of criticism by the Filipino intelligentsia known as the ilustrados during the late 1800s

Origin of frailocracy

Partial calque of Philippine Spanish frailocracia using -cracy.

Questions about frailocracy

What does frailocracy mean?
Frailocracy means excessive and disproportionate socio-political-economic dominance of the Spanish Catholic friars over Spanish colonial Philippines, that was a constant target of criticism by the Filipino intelligentsia known as the ilustrados during the late 1800s.
What part of speech is frailocracy?
Frailocracy is a noun.
How do you pronounce frailocracy?
Frailocracy is pronounced /fɾai̯.loˈkɾa.si/ (Philippines).

Words near frailocracy in the dictionary

  1. frailing
  2. frailish
  3. frailly
  4. frailness
  5. frailnesses
  6. frailocracy
  7. frails
  8. frailsome
  9. frailties
  10. frailty
  11. fraim

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