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   patriarchal

   /ˌpeɪtrɪˈɑːkl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men: "a patriarchal society"
   • 2. relating to a patriarch: "a tall man who cut a patriarchal figure as he strode the floor of his busy factory"

   Derivatives

   • 1. patriarchally adverb

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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