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patriarchy

pat·riarchy

UK/ˈpeɪ̯tɹɪɑːkɪ/ US/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/ uncommon

noun

1.

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

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Origin

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.

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