patriarchate

American  

[pey-tree-ahr-kit, -keyt] / ˈpeɪ triˌɑr kɪt, -keɪt /

noun

1. the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.

2. a patriarchy.

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patriarchate British  

/ ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪt /

noun

1. the office, jurisdiction, province, or residence of a patriarch

2. a family or people under male domination or government

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Etymology

Origin of patriarchate

1610–20; < Medieval Latin patriarchātus, equivalent to Late Latin patriarch ( a ) ( patriarch ) + Latin -ātus -ate ³

Example Sentences

“We just don’t just sit and cry looking at the churches and at the glory of the past,” said Metropolitan Emmanuel Adamakis, a Greek Orthodox bishop, speaking at the patriarchate’s Istanbul headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

He will also hold a special meeting with those aged 16 to 35 in Bkerke, north of Beirut, where the patriarchate of Lebanon's Maronite Church is located.

From Barron's

The patriarchate dates from the 1,100-year Orthodox Greek Byzantine Empire, which ended in 1453 when the Muslim Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, today’s Istanbul.

From Seattle Times

The patriarchate said no warning had been given and added: "They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the parish, where there are no belligerents."

From BBC

Seven more people were shot and wounded while trying to protect others there, the patriarchate said in a statement Saturday.

From Seattle Times