Patriarchic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patriarchic \Pa`tri*ar"chic\ (p[=a]'tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[i^]k), a.
     [L. patriarchicus, Gr. patriarchiko`s.]
     Patriarchal.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  patriarchic
       adj : (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced
             through the male line