patriarchy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
patriarchy
n.
rule or domination by men, social organization in which the father is the highest authority
Patriarchy
Patriarchy is a social system in which males hold
primary power, predominate in roles of political leadership,
moral authority,
social privilege and control of property; in the domain of the family, fathers or father-figures hold authority over women and children. Many patriarchal societies are also
patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage. The female alternative is
matriarchy.
patriarchy
Noun
1. a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
(synonym) patriarchate
(hypernym) social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
patriarchy
n.
patriarchát
Patriarchy
(n.)
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
(n.)
Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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