Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petticoat government

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
pet-ti-coat -gov-ern-ment
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs.

Countable; Dated; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

petticoat governments (plural)

Questions

What does petticoat government mean?
Government by women, whether in politics or domestic affairs.

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