patrimonialism
noun
patrimonialism is spelled P-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-I-A-L-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patrimonialism means “A political system in which all power flows from the leader” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patrimonialism is patrimonialisms.
How many letters and syllables are in patrimonialism?
| Letters | 14: P-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-I-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is patrimonialism?
Patrimonialism appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of patrimonialism
- patrimonialisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patrimonialism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A political system in which all power flows from the leader.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Patrimonialism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense political system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Patrimonialismus |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does patrimonialism come from?
From patrimonial + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).