patriarchy
noun/ˈpeɪtriɑːki/
/ˈpeɪtriɑːrki/
[countable, uncountable] (plural patriarchies)
- a society, system or country that is ruled or controlled by men compare matriarchyWord Originmid 17th cent.: via medieval Latin from Greek patriarkhia, from patriarkhēs ‘ruling father’, from patria ‘family’ + arkhēs ‘ruling’.
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