what does patriarchate mean?
PATRIARCHATE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) patriarchate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the jurisdiction of a patriarch
Hypernyms(s) patriarchate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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