Patriarchy meaning
The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
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.
noun
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.
noun
Government, rule, or domination by men, as in a family or tribe.
noun
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Origin of patriarchy
- From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατÏιαÏχία, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πατÏιάÏχης (patriarkhÄ“s, “patriarch"), from πατÏία and ἄÏχω.
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