Patriarchal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
  • adj. Of or relating to a patriarchy: a patriarchal social system.
  • adj. Ruled by a patriarch: a patriarchal see.
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  • adj. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs
  • adj. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  • adj. Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to a patriarch: as, patriarchal power or jurisdiction.
  • Subject to a patriarch: as, a patriarchal church.
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of a patriarchy.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  • Also patriarchic.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank
  • adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
    • Equivalent
    patricentric    patriarchic   
    Cross Reference
    patriarchal cross    patriarohal dispensation    matriarchal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    venerable   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    matriarchal    sparkle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    feudal    monarchical    aristocratic    secular    despotic   
     
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