Patriarchy

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

Examples

“England is under the rule⟳ of a patriarchy.”

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