patriarchy

pa·tri·ar·chy

noun

The definition of a patriarchy is a system of society where the men are the head-of-the-household, carry the most power and where the family lineage passes on through men.

An example of a patriarchy society is where men hold the control and make all the rules and women stay home and care for the kids.
An example of a patriarchy is when the family name comes from the man in the family.

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patriarchy

noun

pl. -·arch·ies

a form of social organization in which the father or the eldest male is recognized as the head of the family or tribe, descent and kinship being traced through the male line
government, rule, or domination by men, as in a family or tribe

Origin of patriarchy

Classical Greek patriarchia: see patriarch

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patriarchy

noun

pl. pa·tri·ar·chies

a. A social system in which the father is the head of the family.
b. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.
a. Dominance of a society by men, or the values that uphold such dominance.
b. The collection of men in positions of power, exerting such dominance. Also called In all senses also called patriarchate .

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Noun

(plural patriarchies)

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
A system of government by males.
The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Origin

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek Ï€Î±Ï„ÏÎ¹Î±ÏÏ‡Î¯Î±, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Ï€Î±Ï„ÏÎ¹Î¬ÏÏ‡Î·Ï‚ (patriarkhÄ“s, “patriarch"), from Ï€Î±Ï„ÏÎ¯Î± and á¼„ÏÏ‡Ï‰.

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