What does patriarchal mean?
Definitions for patriarchal
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Princeton's WordNet
patriarchaladjective
characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
patriarchaladjective
relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank
Wiktionary
patriarchaladjective
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Patriarchaladjective
Etymology: patriarchal, Fr. from patriarch.
Such drowsy sedentary souls have they,
Who would to patriarchal years live on,
Fix’d to hereditary clay,
And know no climate but their own. John Norris.Nimrod enjoyed this patriarchal power; but he against right enlarged his empire, by seizing violently on the rights of other lords. John Locke.
Archbishops or metropolitans in France are immediately subject to the pope’s jurisdiction; and, in other places, they are immediately subject to the patriarchal sees. John Ayliffe.
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patriarchal
Patriarchal refers to any system, society, or organization that is dominated, controlled, or governed by men or where men have the majority of power or authority. It is often associated with traditional gender roles where men are considered superior, authoritative, or dominant, while women are viewed as subordinate or less important. Such systems often result in the marginalization or oppression of women and other genders.
Webster Dictionary
Patriarchaladjective
of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church
Patriarchaladjective
characteristic of a patriarch; venerable
Patriarchaladjective
having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations
Etymology: [Cf. F. patriarcal.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of patriarchal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of patriarchal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of patriarchal in a Sentence
It's essential to demonstrate and more in a day like women's day because there are still a lot of gaps and problems in society that women face and need to overcome. We are in a patriarchal society.
Conservatives are acutely aware that they don't have numerical majorities for this project of basically turning the clock back to 1950s-style White Christian patriarchal dominance, this is important, I think, because of the specific political strategies that the Republican Party is committed to.
With some exceptions of course, judges in this country are generally cut off from social reality, have been educated in a patriarchal system, and have more empathy with men than women.
[ The pro-democracy movement ] has this populist element which has made it more patriarchal and more difficult for diversity and gender issues to exist.
Men holding more patriarchal views may be inclined to reinforce their masculinity and dominance by growing facial hair.
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- patriarcalCatalan, Valencian
- patriakalskDanish
- patriarchalischGerman
- πατριαρχικόςGreek
- patriarcalSpanish
- ættfaðirligurFaroese
- patriarcalFrench
- ard-ayroilManx
- कुलपति काHindi
- patriarchálisHungarian
- patriarcaleItalian
- patriarchalisLatin
- patriarchaal, aartsvaderlijkDutch
- патриарха́льныйRussian
- pȁtrijarhālan, па̏тријарха̄ланSerbo-Croatian
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