A patriarchy is a social system or organization run by men. If Dad always gets the last word in your house, then you're living under a patriarchy!
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
Noun
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
n.
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
n.
Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
Patriarchy
The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
Usage Examples
So I remember both medicine, because I frequently sick, particularly with asthma for which there was no proper treatment then, and in religion I had a strong sense of there being a patriarchy.
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Other Usage ExamplesPatriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we don't talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when it's the superstructure of human society.
Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy our existence challenges its life.