OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34741

patriarchy

/ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
patriarcado
A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
patriarcado
A power structure in which men are dominant.
England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
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