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.
> 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. + prikaži više