Associations to the word «Patriarchal»

Wiktionary

PATRIARCHAL, adjective. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
PATRIARCHAL, adjective. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

Dictionary definition

PATRIARCHAL, adjective. Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.
PATRIARCHAL, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King