patriarchate

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Noun
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pa=tri=ar=chate

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun patriarchate has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

patriarchaten. [Cf. F. patriarcat.].
  •  The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.  Jer. Taylor.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

patriarchate, n.
1 the office, see, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
2 the rank of a tribal patriarch.

Etymology
med.L patriarchatus (as PATRIARCH)

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