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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Patriarchy

/pāt'-rē-ärˌ-kē/ · Pa·tri·arch·y · IPA /ˈpejtɹiɑɹki/
01 n. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
  1. 1.
    The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
  2. 2.
    Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.