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Meaning of Patriarchy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpejtɹiɑɹki

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A power structure in which men are dominant.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أَبَوِيَّة النظام الأبوي
Azərbaycanca ataxaqanlıq
Bosanski patrijarhat патријархат
Català patriarcat
Čeština patriarchát
Deutsch Patriarchat
Esperanto patriarĥeco patriarkeco
Español patriarcado
Suomi miesvaltaisuus patriarkaatti patriarkia
Français patriarcat
Galego patriarcado
Hrvatski patrijarhat патријархат
Bahasa Indonesia patriarki
Italiano patriarcato
日本語 家父長制 父権 父権制
한국어 가부장제 부권 부권제
Кыргызча атабийлик
Polski patriarchat
Português patriarcado patriarquia
Română patriarhat
Русский патриархат
Српски patrijarhat патријархат
ไทย ปิตาธิปไตย
Türkçe ataerki ataerkil ataerkillik
Українська патріархат
اردو پدر شاہی

Examples

“England is under the rule of a patriarchy.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

patriation Patrice patricentricity Patricia Patricia tree Patrician

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