Antonyms for patriarchal


Grammar : Adj, adv
Spell : pey-tree-ahr-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpeɪ triˈɑr kəl


Definition of patriarchal

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "pertaining to a (Church) patriarch," from patriarch + -al, or else from Late Latin patriarchalis, from patriarcha.
  • As in parental : adj having the quality or nature of a parent
  • As in venerable : adj respected
  • As in fatherlike : adj fatherly
  • As in fatherly : adv parently
Example sentences :
  • She, too, seems determined to make me the patriarchal leader of a band.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
  • Existing marriage is a pernicious survival of the patriarchal age.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • It is a part of the patriarchal custom which regards women as property.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • It was the portrait of an old man with a beautiful forehead and a patriarchal face.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • I had never before and have never since seen such a patriarchal figure.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • He gave us our patriarchal Constitution, and it is a fine thing.
  • Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
  • Their priesthood—if it can be called a priesthood—is patriarchal.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • He was a heavy man with a patriarchal white beard, and of imposing stature.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • But that patriarchal old tub, like some saintly retreat, echoed nothing of it.
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
  • He has a long white beard of the kind described as patriarchal.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for patriarchal

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