Patriarchy
WordNet
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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Etymology
From , from Byzantine Greek , from Hellenistic , from πατρία and ἄρχω.
Noun
- The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
- A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
- A system of government by males
- The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.