Patriarchy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Patriarchy :  (noun)

1: a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line [syn: patriarchate]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Patriarchy : \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. ?.] 1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. --Brerewood.

2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Patriarchy

MulchMaven: RT @Mjausson I'll be a post-feminist in a post-Patriarchy. Blogger's experience of using male pen name. http://tinyurl.com/y8tdogn
nonarc: Destroy Patriarchy: Près de la Reithalle - Berne, 19 septembre 2009 http://bit.ly/7WnW37
JuraLibertaire: Destroy Patriarchy: Près de la Reithalle - Berne, 19 septembre 2009 http://tinyurl.com/ydnd5rw
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