patriarchal
pronunciation
How to pronounce patriarchal in British English:
UK [ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkl]
How to pronounce patriarchal in American English:
US [ˌpeɪtriˈɑːrkl]
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of a patriarchy
Word Origin
- patriarchal (adj.)
- mid-15c., "pertaining to a (Church) patriarch," from patriarch + -al, or else from Late Latin patriarchalis, from patriarcha.
Example
- 1. Identifying with men is a traditional means of negotiating patriarchal power , and women who go down that route tend to share reactionary male views of other women .
- 2. Also , women in this predominantly patriarchal society are traditionally meant to be demure and so have few female role models .
- 3. In a patriarchal society , it will put their fathers in a strong bargaining position instead , but this is not the fault of polygamy itself .