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patriarchy

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20
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20
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10
Pronunciation
/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/
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/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/ · /ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/ · /ˈpætɹɪɑːkɪ/ · /ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/

Definition of patriarchy

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A power structure in which men are dominant.
    “England is under the rule of a patriarchy.”
  3. (countable, uncountable)The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

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Etymology

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy.

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