English adjective: patriarchal | |||
| 1. | patriarchal characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | ||
| Similar | patriarchic, patricentric | ||
| See also | paternal | ||
| Antonyms | matriarchal | ||
| 2. | patriarchal relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank | ||