patriarchal
/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/US/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/
patriarchal adjective: characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
Adjective
patriarchal (comparative more patriarchal, superlative most patriarchal)
- Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
- About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.1852, Alfred Tennyson, Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC
- Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.
patriarchal meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
patriarchal in Hindi
- relating to patriarchy
- पितृसत्ताक pitŕsattāk, पितृसत्तात्मक pitŕsattātmak
patriarchal in Marathi
- relating to patriarchy
- पुरुषसत्ताक puruṣsattāk
patriarchal in Urdu
- پیٹریارکل
patriarchal in Bengali
- পিতৃতান্ত্রিক
More languagesFewer languages
- patriarchal in Kannada
- ಪಿತೃಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ
- patriarchal in Gujarati
- પિતૃસત્તાત્મક
- patriarchal in Odia
- ପିତୃତାନ୍ତ୍ରିକ
- patriarchal in Nepali
- पितृसत्तात्मक
- patriarchal in Arabic
- بَطْرِيَرْكِيّ baṭriyarkiyy
- patriarchal in Indonesian
- patriarkis, patriarkal
Examples of patriarchal in a sentence
- Very much the product of the patriarchal system of the day.
- The enormous value that patriarchal cultures and religions place on female virginity has roots in biology.
- Theophylact's testimony may be found in his Letter no. 82 to a deacon in the patriarchal administration.
Synonyms of patriarchal
Forms of patriarchal
| comparative | more patriarchal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most patriarchal |
| alternative form | patriarchial |
Origin of patriarchal
Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.
Words formed from patriarchal
- antipatriarchal
- cisheteropatriarchal
- extrapatriarchal
- neopatriarchal
- nonpatriarchal
- patriarchal church
- patriarchalist
- patriarchalistic
- patriarchalization
- patriarchalize
- postpatriarchal
- prepatriarchal
- unpatriarchal
- heteropatriarchal
- homopatriarchal
- metapatriarchal
- patriarchal cross
- patriarchalism
- patriarchally
Phrases with patriarchal
Words that rhyme with patriarchal
Questions about patriarchal
- What does patriarchal mean?
- Patriarchal means characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
- What is patriarchal in Hindi?
- Patriarchal in Hindi is पितृसत्ताक (pitŕsattāk), पितृसत्तात्मक (pitŕsattātmak). See Patriarchal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is patriarchal?
- Patriarchal is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce patriarchal?
- Patriarchal is pronounced /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/ (US).
Words near patriarchal in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: patriarchal (page history and authors); patriarchal (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriarchal (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriarchal (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriarchal (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriarchal (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); patriarchal (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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