patriarchy
/ˈpeɪt(ʃ)ɹiɑɹki/
noun
- 1
(history) 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.
- 2
A power structure in which men are dominant.
- 3
The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.
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