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patriarchalisms

patriarchalisms is the plural of patriarchalism.

Meaning of patriarchalism

Noun

patriarchalism (countable and uncountable, plural patriarchalisms)

  1. The quality of being patriarchal.
  2. (historical, sometimes, uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head of state, viewing his fatherly power as having been inherited genealogically from Adam.

Questions about patriarchalisms

What is patriarchalisms the plural of?
Patriarchalisms is the plural of patriarchalism.

Words near patriarchalisms in the dictionary

  1. patriarchal church
  2. patriarchal churches
  3. patriarchal cross
  4. patriarchal crosses
  5. patriarchalism
  6. patriarchalisms
  7. patriarchalist
  8. patriarchalistic
  9. patriarchalists
  10. patriarchalization
  11. patriarchalize

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