Patriarchate

Definition:

• (n.) The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
• (n.) The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
• (n.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.

Compare patriarchate with other words:

patriarchate vs. patriarchdom

matriarchate vs. patriarchate

ecclesial vs. patriarchate

patriarch vs. patriarchate

patriarchate vs. patriarchy