patriarchy
pronunciation
How to pronounce patriarchy in British English:
UK [ˈpeɪtriɑ:ki]
How to pronounce patriarchy in American English:
US [ˈpeɪtriɑrki]
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- Noun:
- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
Word Origin
- patriarchy (n.)
- 1560s, in ecclesiastical sense, from Greek patriarkhia, from patriarkhes (see patriarch). Meaning "system of society or government by fathers or elder males of the community" first recorded 1630s.
Example
- 1. I have no nostalgia for the patriarchy , please believe me .