patriarchy
A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over…A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
» Patriarchy is seen by some ideological groups as necessary for society.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
Patriarchat
патриарха́тpatriarxát
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
(countable, uncountable)A power structure in which men are dominant.
патриарха́тpatriarxát, патриарха́тpatriarxát
(countable, uncountable)The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
Examples
6 sentencesPatriarchy is seen by some ideological groups as necessary for society.
I'll be a post-feminist when we live in a post-patriarchy!
deIch werde Post-Feminist*in, wenn wir im Post-Patriarchat leben!
Fuck the patriarchy.
Guterres, who referred to himself as “a proud feminist,” also called for dismantling the “patriarchy” and moving toward gender parity.
Smash the patriarchy!
Translations
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Origin
From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek παFrom Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy.
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Forms
plural: patriarchies| Singular | patriarchy |
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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:patriarchate
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable