patriarchate

Noun
  1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch (synset 108635448)
    is a type of: jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
  2. A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (synset 107989121)
    is a type of: social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
    same as: patriarchy

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