patriarchal
Meaning
- Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
- Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.
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