n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā -tr ē - ˌ är-k ə t, - ˌ k ā t
Function: noun
Date: 1617
1 a : the office, jurisdiction, or time in office of a patriarch b : the residence or headquarters of a patriarch
2 : PATRIARCHY
n.
Pronunciation: ' p ā -tr ē - ˌ är-k ə t, - ˌ k ā t
Function: noun
Date: 1617
1 a : the office, jurisdiction, or time in office of a patriarch b : the residence or headquarters of a patriarch
2 : PATRIARCHY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012