Patriarchy

2 definitions found

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

  Patriarchy \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. patriarchi`a.]
     1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
        --Brerewood.
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     2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  patriarchy
       n : a form of social organization in which a male is the family
           head and title is traced through the male line [syn: {patriarchate}]