| Pronunciation: | | 'peytree`ârkee
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[n] a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line |
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PATRIARCHY is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | patriarchate |
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| | See Also: | | social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
--Brerewood.
2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
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