patriarchismn.
/ˈpeɪtrɪɑːkɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpatrɪɑːkɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpeɪtriɑrˌkɪz(ə)m/ A patriarchal system of government or social or ecclesiastical organization.
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1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems sig. Q7 Who split the Church into so many Schismes, The zeals of these eats tothers Patriarchismes.
1827 G. S. Faber Origin Expiat. Sacrifice 167 Altars and sacrifices were alike independently derived, both to Judaism and to Gentilism, from the common source of primeval Patriarchism.
1839 J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Church (1847) i. 6 Their form of government was pure patriarchism; that is, they were all subject to the heads of their respective families.
1893 Z. A. Ragozin tr. A. Leroy-Beaulieu Empire of Tsars & Russians I. iii. ii. 173 Each is an embryo state, a survival of primeval patriarchism.
1946 G. H. Seward Sex & Social Order x. 134 In times of liberal humanitarian movements, patriarchism has declined, women have been appreciated as people, and their range of influence has been extended.
1998 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 103 1126 The structural forces of capitalism and social patriarchism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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