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patriarchy

noun
/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/US/ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/UK/ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/

Etymology

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy.

  1. derived from πατριάρχης
  2. derived from πατριαρχία

Definitions

  1. A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women…

    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.

  2. A power structure in which men are dominant.

    • England is under the rule of a patriarchy.

  3. The office of a patriarch

    The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

The neighborhood

Derived

antipatriarchy, batriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, cispatriarchy, heteropatriarchy, homopatriarchy, neopatriarchy, patriarchial, postpatriarchy, transpatriarchy

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA