'Patriarchy' definitions:

Definition of 'patriarchy'

(from WordNet)
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]