patriarchy

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From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriarch), from πατρία and ἄρχω.

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Singular
patriarchy

Plural
patriarchies

patriarchy (plural patriarchies)

  1. (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
  2. A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
  3. A system of government by males
  4. The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.

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