patriarchal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
patriarchy /ˈpeɪtrɪɑːki/
noun (pl. patriarchies)
  • 1 a form of social organization in which the father or eldest male is the head of the family and descent is reckoned through the male line.
  • 2 a system of society or government ruled by men.
– derivatives
patriarchal adjective,
patriarchally adverb.
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