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Webster 1913 Edition
Patriarchy
Pa′tri-archˊy
,Noun.
[Gr.
πατριαρχία
.] 1.
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
Brerewood.
2.
Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Webster 1828 Edition
Patriarchy
PA'TRIARCHY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
patriarchy
patriarchy
English
Noun
patriarchy (plural patriarchies)
- A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
- A system of government or society in which men are dominant.
- (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
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social system
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system of government
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dominance of men in social or cultural systems
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office of the patriarch — see patriarchate