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Noun: patriarchate  'peytree`aa(r)kut
  1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch
     
  2. A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
    - patriarchy

Derived forms: patriarchates

Type of: jurisdiction, social organisation [Brit], social organization, social structure, social system, structure

Encyclopedia: Patriarchate

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