ETYM Greek.
A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; SYN. patriarchate.
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Form of social organization in which a man heads and controls the family unit. By extension, in a patriarchal society men also control larger social and working groups as well as government. The definition has been broadened by feminists to describe the dominance of male values throughout society.
Oblast kojom upravlja patrijarh, npr. srpska patrijaršija; dvor u kome stanuje patrijarh i gde su njegove kancelarije; patrijaršijska crkva, glavna saborna crkva u sedištu patrijarha. (grč.)