patriarchate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
patriarchate
n.
jurisdiction of the patriarchy; patriarchy, social organization in which the father is the highest authority
Patriarchate
A
patriarchate is the
office or jurisdiction of an ecclesiastical
patriarch. A patriarch, as the term is used here, is either,
patriarchate
Noun
1. the jurisdiction of a patriarch
(hypernym) jurisdiction
2. a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
(synonym) patriarchy
(hypernym) social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
Patriarchate
(n.)
The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
(n.)
The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
(n.)
A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Patriarchate
Within the first 150 years, five cities were given the status of Patriarch:
Rome ,
Alexandria ,
Antioch ,
Jerusalem ,
Constantinople . The
bishop of each city was given the title of Patriarch and was thus elevated above his fellow bishops. The Bishop of Rome very early became an important player in church debates (often mediating between Alexandria and Antioch) and began to argue that it was "more equal" than the others. By the time Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem fell to the
Moslems , the Bishop of Rome had begun to be called
Pope and the struggle between the Pope in Rome and the
Orthodox Patriarch in Constantinople had begun.
