Definition of patriarchies Patriarchies

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patriarchies (Noun)
Plural of patriarchy.

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patriarchies, noun, plural of patriarchy.

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Noun Plural: patriarchies
patriarchy - a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
		patriarchate
		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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patriarchy (Noun)
A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
patriarchy (Noun)
A system of government by males.
patriarchy (Noun)
The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
patriarchy (Noun)
The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

patriarchy (n.)
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
patriarchy (n.)
Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

patriarchy
The sociological condition where fathers have supreme authority within families and male members of a society tend to predominate in positions of power.

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patriarchy, noun, singular of patriarchies.

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