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Definition of patriarchal adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

patriarchal

adjective

NAmE//ˌpeɪtriˈɑrkl//

1ruled or controlled by men; giving power and importance only to men a patriarchal society

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2connected with a patriarch compare matriarchal

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