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Patriarchic

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Adjective

1. patriarchic

(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Patriarchic

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noun plural -chies
1. 
a form of social organization in which a male is the head of the family and descent, kinship, and title are traced through the male line
2. 
any society governed by such a system

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Patriarchic

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nounWord forms: plural ˈpatriˌarchies
1. 
a form of social organization in which the father or the eldest male is recognized as the head of the family or tribe, descent and kinship being traced through the male line
2. 
government, rule, or domination by men, as in a family or tribe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Patriarchic

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adj.
Patriarchal.

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