patriarchate

English Thesaurus

1. a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (noun.group)

hypernym	:	social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure,
definition	:	the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun.group)

2. the jurisdiction of a patriarch (noun.location)

hypernym	:	jurisdiction,
definition	:	in law; the territory within which power can be exercised (noun.location)

3. a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (noun.group)

derivation	:	patriarchal,
definition	:	characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (adj.all)

derivation	:	patriarchic,
definition	:	(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line (adj.all)

derivation	:	patriarchal,
definition	:	characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (adj.all)

derivation	:	patriarchic,
definition	:	(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line (adj.all)