PATRIARCHY

Patriarchy

Patriarchy is a social system in which males are the primary authority figures central to social organization, occupying roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property, and where fathers hold authority over women and children. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination. Many patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage. The female equivalent is matriarchy.

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patriarchy

Noun

  1. A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
  2. A system of government by males.
  3. The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
  4. The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.


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