patriarchal
- of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
- characteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., controlled by men: the highly patriarchal Mormon church.
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fatherly, maternal, paternal, stately, grand, esteemed, revered, affectionate, benevolent, benign, comforting, devoted, fond, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, kind, loving, motherly, protectiveExamples from the Web for patriarchal
Contemporary Examples of patriarchal
And yes, that authoritarian, patriarchal guru-power structure, invariably, always leads to abuses.
In a patriarchal society—our society—a naked woman is a dangerous thing.
A Respectable, Non-Exploitative Story About Kim Kardashian’s Bare-Naked, Greased-Up AssAmy Zimmerman
November 13, 2014
It seems that, in doing away with patriarchal authority, we have also, perhaps unwittingly, killed off all the grown-ups.
Never mind that the patriarchal belief system woven throughout the cartoon content is itself shockingly outdated.
Because marriage is a patriarchal, sexist institution that should be discarded rather than reformed.
Historical Examples of patriarchal
She, too, seems determined to make me the patriarchal leader of a band.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
Existing marriage is a pernicious survival of the patriarchal age.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
It is a part of the patriarchal custom which regards women as property.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
It was the portrait of an old man with a beautiful forehead and a patriarchal face.
The Eternal CityHall Caine
I had never before and have never since seen such a patriarchal figure.
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine