patriarchate
A patriarchal system or communityA patriarchal system or community.
Meaning
4 sensesA patriarchal system or community.
The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
the jurisdiction of a patriarch
The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
патриархатpatriarxat, патриархияpatriarxija
The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatFrom Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a body of people involved with it).
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Forms
plural: patriarchates| Singular | patriarchate |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line:patriarchy
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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