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Patriarchal
Pay-tree-AH-rkuhl
/ˌpeɪtriːˈɑːrkʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
patriarchal
Dictionary meaning
Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.
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