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Patriarchal
Meaning
Adj
●
Characteristic of a
patriarch
; venerable.
●
Relating to a system
run by
males
,
rather than
females
;
relating
to a patriarchy.
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Origin
patriarchal
English
-al
English
patriarch
English
patriarcha
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Paternalistic
Chauvinistic
Heteronormative
Repressive
Oppressive
Gynocentric
Misogynistic
Phallocentric
Heterosexist
Hegemonic
Gendered
Patrilineal
Misandric
Androcentric
Sexist
Masculine
Masculinity
Hegemony
Hierarchical
Oppression
Authoritarian
Puritanical
Feudal
Bourgeois
Racialized
Eurocentric
Domination
Bigoted
Society
Dominant
Religion
Religious
Institutionalised
Regressive
Ideology
Caste
Sexism
Stereotypes
Elitist
Subordination
Matrilineal
Egalitarian
Misandrist
Ideological
Tribal
Barbaric
Colonialist
Essentialist
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