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patriarchal

英/pˈætɹɪˌɑːkəl/
美/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkəɫ/
01adj.

家长的, 族长的, 由族长统治的

characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line; relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank