'Patriarchy' definitions:

Definition of 'patriarchy'

noun

A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line [syn: patriarchy, patriarchate]

Definition of 'Patriarchy'

From: GCIDE

Patriarchy \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. patriarchi`a.]
1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. --Brerewood. [1913 Webster]
2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism. [1913 Webster]

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