patriarchate
Meanings
Plural: patriarchates
Noun
- the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
- A patriarchal system or community.
- The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
- The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
- The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a body of people involved with it).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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