patriarchate

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A patriarchal system or community.
  2. The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
  3. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
  4. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

Sinonieme

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət/
Etimologie (Engels)

From 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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