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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-tree-ahr-kee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ triˌɑr ki |
Définition of patriarchy
Origin :- 1560s, in ecclesiastical sense, from Greek patriarkhia, from patriarkhes (see patriarch). Meaning "system of society or government by fathers or elder males of the community" first recorded 1630s.
- noun society led by men
- In this we seem to have the savor of a system of patriarchy.
- Extract from : « Ifugao Law » by R. F. Burton
- A patriarchy is a monarchy in which the chief power is exercised by a patriarch, or father.
- Extract from : « Elements of Civil Government » by Alexander L. Peterman
- Patriarchy succeeded matriarchy, but whether as a gradual evolution or otherwise is not clear.
- Extract from : « The Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races » by Sanger Brown, II
- The first form of government was a patriarchy—the father of the family and of the tribe being the ruler.
- Extract from : « The Theistic Conception of the World » by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
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