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patriarchate definition

pa·tri·arch·ate (pā′trē är′kit, -kāt′)

noun

  1. the position, rank, jurisdiction, territory, etc. of a patriarch
  2. patriarchy

Etymology: ML(Ec) patriarchatus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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