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patriarchate

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pa⋅tri⋅arch⋅ate

  [pey-tree-ahr-kit, -keyt]
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–noun
1. the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
2. a patriarchy.
Origin:
1610–20; < ML patriarchātus, equiv. to LL patriarch(a) (see patriarch ) + L -ātus -ate 3
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pa·tri·ar·chate   (pā'trē-är'kĭt, -kāt')   
n.  

  1. The territory, rule, or rank of a patriarch.

  2. See patriarchy.

pa·tri·ar·chy   (pā'trē-är'kē)   
n.   pl. pa·tri·ar·chies In both senses also called patriarchate.

  1. A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.

  2. A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.

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