pa·tri·ar·chate (p  tr -är k t, -kt)n. 1. The territory, rule, or rank of a patriarch. 2. See patriarchy. |
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
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| 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 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" |
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