Associations to the word «Patriarchalism»

Wiktionary

PATRIARCHALISM, noun. The quality of being patriarchal.
PATRIARCHALISM, noun. (historical) (politics) (philosophy) (sometimes uppercase) A political theory which arose in England in the seventeenth century, which emphasized the absolute power of the king as the paternal head of state, viewing his fatherly power as having been inherited genealogically from Adam.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle