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patriarchialism

patriarchialism is the alternative form 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.

Forms of patriarchialism

pluralpatriarchialisms

Questions about patriarchialism

What is patriarchialism the alternative form of?
Patriarchialism is the alternative form of patriarchalism.

Words near patriarchialism in the dictionary

  1. patriarchdoms
  2. patriarched
  3. patriarchess
  4. patriarchesses
  5. patriarchial
  6. patriarchialism
  7. patriarchic
  8. patriarchical
  9. patriarchically
  10. patriarchies
  11. patriarchisation

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