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| pa·tri·ar·chate [ pàytree rkət, pàytree r kàyt ] (plural pa·tri·ar·chates) |
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1. office of Christian patriarch: the office, term of office, area of jurisdiction, or residence of a patriarch of a Christian church
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2. social sciences
Same as patriarchy
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| [Early 17th century. < medieval Latin patriarchatus< ecclesiastical Latin patriarcha (see patriarch)] |
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