Words Like PATRIARCHY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PATRIARCHY.

2 Alternative Words Similar to patriarchy

1 Patriarchate Noun      Synonym Words Like Patriarchate
2 Structure Noun      Synonym Words Like Structure

8 definitions of patriarchy

1 A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
2 A system of government by males.
3 The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
4 The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
5 A community or aggregation of related families under the authority and rule of a patriarch or the eldest valid male ascendant.
6 A system of government by patriarchs.
7 The community or ecclesiastical province under the jurisdiction of a patriarch.
8 a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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