the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Patriarchal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Same as patriarchal.
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adj. (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line
Word Usage
"It is true that Indian society always has been a patriarchic society with males being the head of the family, but so is the case with all the other cultures -- eastern or western."