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Definition of patriarchy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patriarchy

noun
 
/ˈpeɪtriɑːki/
 
/ˈpeɪtriɑːrki/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural patriarchies)
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  1. a society, system or country that is ruled or controlled by men compare matriarchy
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek patriarkhia, from patriarkhēs ‘ruling father’, from patria ‘family’ + arkhēs ‘ruling’.
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