patriarchal

Phonetic Respelling: [ pey-tree-ahr-kuhl ]

Definition:

adj. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

Sentence:

The men yielded the power in the patriarchal society.

More example sentences:

The men yielded the power in the patriarchal society.

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Synonyms:

patriarchic;patricentric;male family head

Antonyms:

matriarchic;matricentric

How many syllables in patriarchal?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide patriarchal into syllables:

pa-tri-ar-chal

Patriarchal rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- markel
- markell
- markle
- sparkle
- starkel
Four Syllable Rhymes
- matriarchal

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