Patriarchalism
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Patriarchalism is a noun meaning The quality of being patriarchal.
Meaning
The quality of being patriarchal.
More Meanings
- (historical, politics, philosophy, sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head of state, viewing his fatherly power as having been inherited genealogically from Adam.
Word Forms
- patriarchalisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include matriarchalism, paternality, patricentricity, paternalness, patrimoniality, patrocliny.
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