Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frailocracy

/fɾai̯.loˈkɾa.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frailoc-ra-cy
IPA: /fɾai̯.loˈkɾa.si/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Partial calque of Philippine Spanish frailocracia using -cracy.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce frailocracy?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɾai̯.loˈkɾa.si/.
What does frailocracy mean?: 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
Where does frailocracy come from?: Partial calque of Philippine Spanish frailocracia using -cracy.

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