patriarchy
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō).
Pronunciation
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Noun
patriarchy (plural patriarchies)
- (anthropology, history) 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.
- A power structure in which men are dominant.
- (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
Derived terms
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Translations
social system
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power structure
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dominance of men in social or cultural systems
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office of the patriarch — see patriarchate
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