Definitions from Wiktionary (patriarchy)

▸ 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.
▸ noun:  A power structure in which men are dominant.
▸ noun:  (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
▸ Also see patriarchy



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