PATRIARCHIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

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

Derivation:

patriarchy (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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