Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.
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Men are far less religious, abandoning even the patriarchal churches in droves.
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In the East to-day the patriarchal system prevails as strongly as ever.
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Still, this gave me no status in the male-driven, patriarchal Nigerian society.
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The simplicity of the patriarchal age appears, moreover, in all its descriptions.
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It was, in fact, full of the most patriarchal and primitive ingenuity.
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His white hair and beard were patriarchal; his pose had great dignity.
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The basic law of the patriarchal system was obedience, and is yet.
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I am writing my essay on Feminist theories of the patriarchal family.
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There is something patriarchal in their manner of first choosing their wives.
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Its last words are: corporate guilds for manufacture, patriarchal relations in agriculture.
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In short, one of the sub-strands is openly patriarchal, homophobic and anti-feminist.
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If several families were together, they moved slowly in true patriarchal style.
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I am a badass feminist who don't succumb to no patriarchal forces.
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We said it would be so wild and free, so patriarchal like.
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The pews in St. George's are of the old, fashioned, patriarchal character.
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He waved his hand with a benign patriarchal gesture and was gone.
