English Explanatory Dictionary

patriarchy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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. A power structure in which men are dominant.
  3. The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Pronunciation

/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/ /ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/ /ˈpætɹɪɑːkɪ/ /ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-patriarchy.wav

Word forms

patriarchy patriarchies

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.

Related words

patriarch patriarchate patriarchal matriarchy

Derived words

antipatriarchy batriarchy cisheteropatriarchy cispatriarchy heteropatriarchy homopatriarchy neopatriarchy patriarchial postpatriarchy transpatriarchy
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