Dictionary

patriarchate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹkeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpætɹiɑːkət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpeɪtɹiˌɑɹkət/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a body of people involved with it).

Meanings

1. A patriarchal system or community.
   • The rise of the patriarchate saw the overpowering of the female goddess by the male god. The moon-god gave place to the sun-god. The tables were turned with a vengeance. Not only was the male granted a share in the phenomenon of generation; he was given the main share. 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 18:
2. The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
   • The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
3. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
   • The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
4. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
   • The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.

Forms

Relateds

matriarchate

Translations (21)

fi patriarkaatti (term of office) · sv patriarkat (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · ru патриархия (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · vi tòa thượng phụ (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · pl patriarchat (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · gl patriarcado (term of office) · sv patriarkat (office space) · ur بَطرِیقی (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · ru патриархат (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · cmn 宗主教區 /宗主教区 (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · bg патриа́ршия (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · ro patriarhie (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · fi patriarkaatti (office space) · sv patriarkat (term of office) · fi patriarkaatti (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · bg патриа́ршия (office space) · ro patriarhat (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · be патрыярхат (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · be патрыярхія (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · vi toà thượng phụ (office or ecclesial jurisdiction) · ar بَطْرِيَرْكِيَّة (office or ecclesial jurisdiction)