English Explanatory Dictionary

patriarchal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  2. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

Pronunciation

/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/ /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-patriarchal.wav

Word forms

patriarchal more patriarchal most patriarchal patriarchial

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.

Synonyms

patriarchial patriarchic

Related words

pater patriarch patriarchate patriarchy patrist patristic patristical patristically patristics

Derived words

antipatriarchal cisheteropatriarchal extrapatriarchal neopatriarchal nonpatriarchal patriarchal church patriarchalist patriarchalistic patriarchalization patriarchalize postpatriarchal prepatriarchal unpatriarchal heteropatriarchal homopatriarchal metapatriarchal patriarchal cross patriarchalism patriarchally
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