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| pa·tri·ar·chy [ páytree rkee ] (plural pa·tri·ar·chies) |
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1. social system in which men dominate: a social system in which men are regarded as the authority within the family and society, and in which power and possessions are passed on from father to son
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2. patriarchal society: a society based on a system of patriarchy
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| [Mid-16th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek patriarkhia< patriarkhēs (see patriarch)] |
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