patriarchal

形容词 adj.
/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/    /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
    — About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
  2. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

词形变化

more patriarchal comparative most patriarchal superlative patriarchial alternative

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.
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