patripotestaladj.
/ˌpatrɪpəˈtɛstl/, U.S. /ˈˌpætrəpəˈtɛst(ə)l/ Cultural Anthropology and Sociology.
Characterized by the exercise of authority by the father or one of his male relatives over a family or household.
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society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > [adjective] > patriarchal
patriarchical1643
patriarchal1706
patriarchic1776
patripotestal1906
1906 N. W. Thomas Kinship Organisations i. 8 Three main types of family may be distinguished: (1) patripotestal, (2) matripotestal, (a) direct, and (b) indirect, in which the authority is wielded by the father, mother, and mother's relatives, in particular her brothers, respectively.
1952 A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Structure & Function in Primitive Society i. 22 A society may be called patriarchal when descent is patrilineal.., marriage is patrilocal.., and the family is patripotestal.
1989 Man 24 246 On the institutional level Theravāda Buddhist societies..are associated..with the erosion of patripotestal authority and the religiously sanctioned role of the father.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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