patriarchal
/ˌpeɪtriˈɑːkl/adjective
उच्चारण पेट्रिआर्कल
पितृसत्तात्मक
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adjective
- 1
ruled or controlled by men, with power passed from father to son
पितृसत्तात्मक
- Many women still struggle against patriarchal attitudes.
- a patriarchal society
Synonyms male-dominated patrilineal paternalistic
Opposite matriarchal
- 2
connected with a man who is the head of a family or a group
कुलपिता-संबंधी, मुखिया-संबंधी
- his patriarchal role as head of the joint family
◇Word family
patriarch nounpatriarchy noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Patri-ARCH-al with -ch- (not 'patriarcal' or 'patriachal').
Spelling patri-ARCH-al है, जिसमें -ch- आता है ('patriarcal' या 'patriachal' गलत है)।