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patriarchal
[pey-tree-ahr-kuhl]
adjective
of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc..
my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
characteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., controlled by men.
a patriarchal church in which women are not allowed to hold leadership roles.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- patriarchally adverb
- patriarchically adverb
- antipatriarchal adjective
- antipatriarchally adverb
- quasi-patriarchal adjective
- unpatriarchal adjective
- unpatriarchally adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of patriarchal1
Example Sentences
These align patriarchal themes with a return to those mythical ātraditional valuesā from which Americans are constantly straying.
Protagonist Lena escapes patriarchal entrapment by joining forces with a close friend, Hedy, and fleeing to a beachside encampment of āferalā women.
She has also been vocal about the need to address issues affecting men, particularly around mental health and positive masculinity, encouraging chiefs "to ensure that our patriarchal culture is not actively perpetuating gender violence".
These friendships were broken up by violence, censored in films or simply abandoned by women themselves in the face of the dominant patriarchal norms.
Technically, abortion is legal for up to 12 weeks in Georgia, but in this conservative, patriarchal society, itās nonetheless practically verboten.
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