micropatrology

Etymology
+ logy ("study of")

Coined in 1973 by the International Micropatriological Society as the study of micronations by erroneously believing it to be the "study of small countries." In actuality, patro (from Ancient Greek πατέρας patéras) means "father;" thus, micropatriology is the "study of small fathers."

One micropatriologist on MicroWiki suggested that they were intended to mean the "study of small father[lands]." This hypothesis is also supported by micropatriologist Pedro Aguiar in his Wikimicropídia. Additionally, Micropatriologist Ives Blackwood had hypothesised much earlier—possibly without the knowledge of the existence of the International Micropatriological Society—that the word had been derived from micropatriotism, a calque formed by analysis of micronationalism as micro- + nationalism.

Noun
Uncountable.
 * 1) Dated spelling of micropatriology.