What does patriarchal mean?
Patriarchal means Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable..
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/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/ · adjective
Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable..
About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
Use patriarchal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Patriarchal means Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable..
Common synonyms include patriarchial, patriarchic, patricentric.
Possible antonyms include matriarchal.
About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
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