PATRIARCHAL


Meaning of PATRIARCHAL in English

/ ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkl; NAmE -ˈɑːrkl/ adjective

1.

ruled or controlled by men; giving power and importance only to men :

a patriarchal society

2.

connected with a patriarch

—compare matriarchal

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.