patriarchate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət/, /ˈpætɹiɑːkət/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹkət/, /ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹkeɪt/
Noun[edit]
patriarchate (plural patriarchates)
- (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
- The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
- The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
- The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
- The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
- The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.
Usage notes[edit]
(political science, politics): This term would describe a kind of polity.
Translations[edit]
term of office
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office or ecclesial jurisdiction
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office space
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See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Middle French
- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Medieval Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms suffixed with -ate
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- English nouns
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