Patriarchy - Wikipedia Patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group of males, and in feminist theory to describe a broader social structure in which men as a group dominate society [1][2][3]
PATRIARCHAL Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com Patriarchal definition: of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc See examples of PATRIARCHAL used in a sentence
Patriarchy | Gender Roles, Power Structures Oppression . . . patriarchy, hypothetical social system in which the father or a male elder has absolute authority over the family group; by extension, one or more men (as in a council) exert absolute authority over the community as a whole
Patriarchal - definition of patriarchal by The Free Dictionary Define patriarchal patriarchal synonyms, patriarchal pronunciation, patriarchal translation, English dictionary definition of patriarchal adj 1 Of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch 2 Of or relating to a patriarchy: a patriarchal social system 3 Ruled by a patriarch: a