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Meanings of patriarchal in английском

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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              Usage of patriarchal in английском
              1
              Men are far less religious, abandoning even the patriarchal churches in droves.
              The Disposable Male
              2
              In the East to-day the patriarchal system prevails as strongly as ever.
              The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37...
              3
              Still, this gave me no status in the male-driven, patriarchal Nigerian society.
              Ebony
              4
              The simplicity of the patriarchal age appears, moreover, in all its descriptions.
              Companion to the Bible
              5
              It was, in fact, full of the most patriarchal and primitive ingenuity.
              The Wandering Jew — Volume 09
              6
              His white hair and beard were patriarchal; his pose had great dignity.
              The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
              7
              The basic law of the patriarchal system was obedience, and is yet.
              The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
              8
              I am writing my essay on Feminist theories of the patriarchal family.
              Feminist dot com
              9
              There is something patriarchal in their manner of first choosing their wives.
              The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River C...
              10
              Its last words are: corporate guilds for manufacture, patriarchal relations in agriculture.
              The Communist Manifesto
              11
              In short, one of the sub-strands is openly patriarchal, homophobic and anti-feminist.
              The South African
              12
              If several families were together, they moved slowly in true patriarchal style.
              The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
              13
              I am a badass feminist who don't succumb to no patriarchal forces.
              Radio NZ
              14
              We said it would be so wild and free, so patriarchal like.
              Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
              15
              The pews in St. George's are of the old, fashioned, patriarchal character.
              Our Churches and Chapels: Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregation...
              16
              He waved his hand with a benign patriarchal gesture and was gone.
              Mince Pie
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