Meanings
comparative more patriarchic · superlative most patriarchic
- Patriarchal.
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Not the real deal, like the films of the great Senegalese-born auteur Ousmane Sembène, whose 1966 drama “Black Girl” is a classic of postcolonial cinema, and whose 2004 film, “Moolaadé,” manages to tackle the issue of female genital mutilation and critique patriarchic Islam in one entertaining package (really).
2007 February 4, Manohla Dargis, “Africa, at the Cineplex”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of societies) being ruled by or having descent traced through the male line
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπατριαρχικός
- Englishpatriarchic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριαρχικός (patriarkhikós) via Latin patriarchicus. By surface analysis, patriarch + -ic.
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