Antonyms for patriarchal

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : pey-tree-ahr-kuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌpeɪ triˈɑr kəl

Definition of patriarchal

Origin : mid-15c., "pertaining to a (Church) patriarch," from patriarch + -al, or else from Late Latin patriarchalis, from patriarcha.

As in parental : adj having the quality or nature of a parent
As in venerable : adj respected
As in fatherlike : adj fatherly
As in fatherly : adv parently

Example sentences :

She, too, seems determined to make me the patriarchal leader of a band.
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

Existing marriage is a pernicious survival of the patriarchal age.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

It is a part of the patriarchal custom which regards women as property.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

It was the portrait of an old man with a beautiful forehead and a patriarchal face.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

I had never before and have never since seen such a patriarchal figure.
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

He gave us our patriarchal Constitution, and it is a fine thing.
Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine

Their priesthood—if it can be called a priesthood—is patriarchal.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

He was a heavy man with a patriarchal white beard, and of imposing stature.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

But that patriarchal old tub, like some saintly retreat, echoed nothing of it.
Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad

He has a long white beard of the kind described as patriarchal.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for patriarchal

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