patriarchally

pa·tri·ar·chal

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Definitions of patriarchally word

adjective patriarchally of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways. 1
adjective patriarchally characteristic of an entity, family, church, etc., controlled by men: the highly patriarchal Mormon church. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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