Associations to the word «Patriarchate»

Wiktionary

PATRIARCHATE, noun. (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

Dictionary definition

PATRIARCHATE, noun. The jurisdiction of a patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley