patriarchal

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/
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/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/ · /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/

Definition of patriarchal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
    “About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.”
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adj

  1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
    “About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.”
  2. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.

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