Definitions
Relating to a social system led through male authority or lineage.
Word origin
Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.
Used in a sentence
“About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Male-led”11 letters
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