patriarchy
patriarchy Lexical Profile
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• noun
A system of society or government in which men hold the primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
"The sociological study examined how laws in a traditional patriarchy affected property ownership among women."
A form of social organization in which the father or eldest male is the head of the family or clan, and descent and inheritance are traced through the male line.
"In the ancient clan's strict patriarchy, the family estate and titles passed directly from the father to his eldest son."
The office, jurisdiction, or territory of an ecclesiastical patriarch, especially within the Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches.
"Historical records detail the shifting territorial boundaries of the ancient patriarchy of Antioch."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Late Latin patriarchia, from Ancient Greek patria ('lineage, family'), derived from pater ('father'), and archein ('to rule').