frailocracia

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • frailocracía

Etymology

From fraile +‎ -o- +‎ -cracia, famously coined by Marcelo H. del Pilar.

Pronunciation

Noun

frailocracia f (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

Descendants

  • → English: frailocracy (partial calque)
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