patriarchal

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Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch +‎ -al.

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patriarchal (comparative more patriarchal, superlative most patriarchal)

  1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  2. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

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