patriarchy
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (“patriarch”), from πατρία and ἄρχω.
[edit] Noun
patriarchy (plural patriarchies)
- (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
- A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
- A system of government by males
- The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
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office of the patriarch — see patriarchate
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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