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/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/ · noun
(anthropology, history) 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..
England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
Use patriarchy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Patriarchy means (anthropology, history) 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..
Common synonyms include patriarchate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
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