patriarchalpa‧tri‧arch‧al /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkəl◂ $ -ˈɑːr-/ adjective 
a patriarchal society2relating to being a patriarch, or typical of a patriarch
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- patriarchal attitudes
- patriarchal authority
- To many feminists, marriage is an inherently patriarchal institution.
- As the reporter just quoted noted, however, there are alternatives to the patriarchal model.
- Even they, however, were not unaffected by patriarchal assumptions.
- However, the organisational culture maintaining the patriarchal dividend still seems to be very much a reality.
- It was patriarchal on account of its powerful family links, the long unbreakable ligatures of ancestor-worship.
- On the one hand it would appear that they are less likely to be clearly subordinated to traditional patriarchal authority.
- Some patriarchal cultures have done exactly that.
- Taking the patriarchal code literally, however, gives Kelly Flinn a free ride on coveting.
- They're young and poor and the patriarchal culture they inherit and the conspicuous consumption of their contemporaries sanctions their irresponsibility.
WORD SETS
accession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a patriarchal societyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1ruled or controlled only by men: a patriarchal society· On the one hand it would appear that they are less likely to be clearly subordinated to traditional patriarchal authority.· More important still for Reich was the fact that his wife and children also suffered from his patriarchal authority.
· They're young and poor and the patriarchal culture they inherit and the conspicuous consumption of their contemporaries sanctions their irresponsibility.· Some patriarchal cultures have done exactly that.
· The solution lay in the abolition of the patriarchal family.· There was of course nothing new in a patriarchal family structure based on the subordination of women and children.· The typical organization of early society was based upon the patriarchal family.· In its earliest impulses celibacy was egalitarian and even subversive of patriarchal family relationships.
· It is an overwhelmingly patriarchal society, where women still curtsy to men.· Many of these taboos derive from patriarchal societies taking the power of women and turning it on its head.· The role of education in a patriarchal society is, therefore, to transmit a dominant ideology: that of masculine superiority.· Like women in patriarchal societies, Demeter is powerless to wage war against Olympus.· The relationships between persons of which the bible tells are relations between people existing in a patriarchal society.· The article, instead, juxtaposes the practice with the important role played by women in that patriarchal society.· Older women, who had never been much valued in a patriarchal society, were especially singled out for blame.
· The patriarchal structure of most families reinforces the integration of the whole unit.
· Women use pieces of attire ... to reinscribe themselves in the patriarchal system ....· The one-sided patriarchal system is dying, and to cling to it is now a psychic sin.
a patriarchal society2relating to being a patriarch, or typical of a patriarch