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patriarchy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpætɹɪɑːkɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpɛjtɹɪjɑːkɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/ (General-American)
• /ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin patriarchia, from Byzantine Greek πατριαρχία (patriarkhía), from Koine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”), from πατρία (patría) and ἄρχω (árkhō). By surface analysis, patri- + -archy.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
2. (countable, uncountable) A power structure in which men are dominant.
   • England is under the rule of a patriarchy. 1929, Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own:
3. (countable, uncountable) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Forms

Deriveds

transpatriarchy · batriarchy · neopatriarchy · cisheteropatriarchy · heteropatriarchy · antipatriarchy · cispatriarchy · postpatriarchy · patriarchial · homopatriarchy

Relateds

matriarchy · patriarch · patriarchal · patriarchate

Translations (91)

cmn 父權制 /父权制 (social system) · th ปิตาธิปไตย (power structure) · km បិតាធិបតេយ្យ (power structure) · ja 父権 (social system) · bn পিতৃতন্ত্র (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · tr ataerkillik (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ta ஆணாதிக்கம் (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ja 家父長制 (social system) · ta ஆணாதிக்கம் (social system) · eo patriarkeco (power structure) · tr ataerkil (social system) · ur پِدَر سالاری (social system) · gl patriarcado (power structure) · eo patriarkeco (social system) · ky атабийлик (power structure) · pt patriarcado (power structure) · cmn 父權 /父权 (social system) · eo patriarĥeco (social system) · ur پِدَر سالاری (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · pt patriarquia (social system) · fr patriarcat (social system) · sv patriarkat (power structure) · hi पितृसत्ता (social system) · tr ataerkillik (power structure) · eo patriarĥeco (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · fi patriarkia (social system) · hi पितृसत्ता (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · az ataxaqanlıq (social system) · de Patriarchat (social system) · cs patriarchát (social system) · ru патриарха́т (power structure) · ro patriarhat (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ky атабийлик (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · sv patriarkat (social system) · ur پِدَر شاہی (power structure) · es patriarcado (power structure) · ca patriarcat (power structure) · ur پِدَر شاہی (social system) · pl patriarchat (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · fi patriarkia (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · sv patriarki (power structure) · hu patriarchizmus (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · az patriarxat (power structure) · ko 부권 (social system) · ru патриарха́т (social system) · ru патриарха́т (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · pt patriarcado (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ar نِظَام أَبَوِيّ (social system) · mr पितृसत्ता (power structure) · ro patriarhat (social system) · sv patriarki (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · th ปิตาธิปไตย (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ta ஆணாதிக்கம் (power structure) · sv patriarkat (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · eo patriarĥeco (power structure) · ja 父権制 (social system) · mr पितृसत्ता (social system) · az patriarxat (social system) · fi miesvalta (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ky атабийлик (social system) · pt patriarcado (social system) · pl patriarchat (social system) · hu patriarchizmus (social system) · fi patriarkia (power structure) · ur پِدَر شاہی (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ca patriarcat (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · hu patriarchizmus (power structure) · gl patriarcado (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · eo patriarkeco (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · hi पितृसत्ता (power structure) · bn পিতৃতন্ত্র (power structure) · mr पितृसत्ता (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · te పితృస్వామ్యము (social system) · az patriarxat (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · es patriarcado (social system) · ur پِدَر سالاری (power structure) · bn পিতৃতন্ত্র (social system) · ar نِظَام أَبَوِيّ (power structure) · es patriarcado (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ko 가부장제 (social system) · ro patriarhat (power structure) · it patriarcato (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · th ปิตาธิปไตย (social system) · hu patriarchátus (power structure) · pl patriarchat (power structure) · sv patriarki (social system) · it patriarcato (social system) · ko 부권제 (social system) · gl patriarcado (social system) · fi miesvaltaisuus (dominance of men in social or cultural systems) · ca patriarcat (social system)