patriarchal

patriarchal
patriarchal [pā΄trē är′kəl]
adj.
of or having to do with a patriarch or patriarchy: now often used with reference to a society, institution, etc. regarded as being under the repressive domination of men [patriarchal values of the Victorian family]

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pa·tri·ar·chal (pā'trē-ärʹkəl) adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
2. Of or relating to a patriarchy:

a patriarchal social system.

3. Ruled by a patriarch:

a patriarchal see.

  pa'tri·arʹchal·ism n. pa'tri·arʹchal·ly adv.

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