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Adjective: patriarchal  `pey-tree'aa(r)-kul
  1. Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
     
  2. Relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

See also: paternal, patriarch, patriarchic, patriarchy, patricentric

Antonym: matriarchal

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