patriarchy

Meaning

1. (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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A power structure in which men are dominant.
3. (countable, uncountable) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Synonyms

patriarchate

patriachate

patrilineal system

patrifocality

Translations

patriarcato

patriarcado

patriarcat

Patriarchat

patriarcat

patriarcado

πατριαρχία

Patriarchie

patriarchaat

patriarquia

patriarca

النظام الأبوي

ابوي

διοίκηση υπό ανδρών

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpejt͡ʃɹiɑɹki/

Etymology

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy.