patriarchate: Meaning and Definition of

pa•tri•arch•ate

Pronunciation: (pā'trē-är"kit, -kāt), [key]
  1. the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
  2. a patriarchy.
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