patriarchate (redirected from Patriarchates)

pa·tri·ar·chate  (ptr-ärkt, -kt)

n.

1. The territory, rule, or rank of a patriarch.

2. See patriarchy.

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patriarchate [ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪt]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the office, jurisdiction, province, or residence of a patriarch

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a family or people under male domination or government

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patriarchate - the jurisdiction of a patriarch jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
	2.	patriarchate - a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line patriarchy social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"