Associations to the word «Patriarchate»

Wiktionary

PATRIARCHATE, noun. (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

Dictionary definition

PATRIARCHATE, noun. The jurisdiction of a patriarch.
PATRIARCHATE, noun. A form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.