| ADJECTIVE | all | patriarchal | characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line |
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| pert | patriarchal | relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank |
| Sounds | pey.triyaa'rkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line. | |
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| Narrower | patriarchic | (of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line |
| patricentric | Centered upon the father | |
| See also | paternal | characteristic of a father |
| Opposite | matriarchal | characteristic of a matriarchy |
| Spanish | patriarcal | |
| Nouns | patriarch | the male head of family or tribe / tribe |
| patriarchy | a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | |
| Meaning | Relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank. | |
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| Spanish | patriarcal | |
| Catalan | patriarcal | |
| Nouns | patriarch | a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself |
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