patriarchal

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patriarchal

/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/ US
/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/ UK

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)kəl

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

adjective more patriarchal · most patriarchal · patriarchial

Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable. About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

Similar: patriarchial, patriarchic

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: patriarchic, patricentric, patrilineal, patriarchy, paternal, parental, paternalistic, patriarchate, patriarch, authoritarian, age-old, ancient, androcentric, male-dominated, patrimonial, patrilocal

adjective

Similar: patriarchial, patriarchic

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adj characteristic of a patriarch

Français	patriarcal
العربية	بَطْرِيَرْكِيّ baṭriyarkiyy
עברית	פַּטְרִיאַרְכָלִי patri'arkháli

adj relating to patriarchy

Español	patriarcal
हिन्दी	पितृसत्ताक pitŕsattāk, पितृसत्तात्मक pitŕsattātmak
Português	patriarcal
Français	patriarcal
Deutsch	patriarchal, patriarchalisch, patriarchisch
Italiano	patriarcale
Ελληνικά	πατριαρχικός patriarchikós
Русский	патриарха́льный patriarxálʹnyj
עברית	פַּטְרִיאַרְכָלִי patri'arkháli

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@misc{patriarchal_2026,
  title = {patriarchal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patriarchal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}