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nounpatriarchalism (countable and uncountable, plural patriarchalisms)
plural patriarchalisms
- countableuncountableThe quality of being patriarchal.
- countablehistoricalsometimesuncountableuppercasegovernmentA 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.
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patriarchalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patriarchalism
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“patriarchalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patriarchalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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