patriarchal

[US]/ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkl/
[UK]/ˌpeɪtriˈɑːrkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dominated or controlled by men, under the rule of a patriarch, respected, dignified, relating to a system of society or government controlled by men

Phrases & Collocations

patriarchal society

patriarchal family

patriarchal system

Example Sentences

a patriarchal social system.

However, her final drowning in the sea is her last voiceless but strong denounciation against the masculinist and patriarchal society.

and discusses the soil of naissance: agriculture economy is long-standing、the society configuration patriarchal clan system 、Confucianism come into national ideology、the masterdom of Realpolitik;

Chapter Two singles out principal faults on the failure of women"s miseducation and the perversion of marriage in patriarchal society on the basis of a thorough textual analysis of Northanger Abbey.

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