kyriarchy UK /ˈkaɪɹɪˌɑːki/US /ˈkaɪɹiˌɑɹki/ noun1 •A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed.Kyriarchy considers the power structures that intersectionality produces (Osborne, 2015). Kyriarchy concerns structural power and refers to social systems that dominate and oppress. — 2023 formskyriarchies