HyperDic: patriarchic

English > 1 sense of the word patriarchic:
ADJECTIVEallpatriarchic(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line
English > patriarchic: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line.
BroaderpatriarchalCharacteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
Spanishpatriarcal
Nounspatriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

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