patriarchal
ಪಿತೃಪ್ರಭುತ್ವದ
definition
adjective
Her mother wants to be sympathetic, yet as a representative of her father's patriarchal power, she can only follow the script laid out for her.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
a patriarchal society
of, relating to, or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.
example
Despite his living in a rigidly 'patriarchal' society his strongest and most memorable characters are all female.
In short, 'patriarchal' society values masculine gender roles only when they are performed by males.
Parents enjoy a 'patriarchal' status and the father claims the best chair near the fire.
In a 'patriarchal' society men fear independent autonomous women.
His role has been more 'patriarchal' , in the family context.
Our family was a traditional 'patriarchal' family, with my Dad at the helm.
For decades, international development agencies skirted gender issues in highly 'patriarchal' societies.
I am also conscious of my identity as a writer within a 'patriarchal' culture.
Funny, I think, how all this is going down without any kind of 'patriarchal' supervision.
Rules such as these may be acquired during childhood and may reflect the 'patriarchal' values of society.
Not to mention any number of grouchy 'patriarchal' husbands and avid sugar daddies.
Big farmers in the area come from a strongly 'patriarchal' and feudal background.
She has rejected the 'patriarchal' society and a traditional marriage.
She has totally internalised 'patriarchal' values that are common to our society.
Previously, all western religions, even the masons, had been rigidly 'patriarchal' .
A feminist might see it as an instrument of 'patriarchal' oppression.
All the sampled groups clearly exhibit 'patriarchal' structures, including those relevant to marriage.
Her mother wants to be sympathetic, yet as a representative of her father's 'patriarchal' power, she can only follow the script laid out for her.
When they become guerrillas the women set themselves free from 'patriarchal' bonds.
Coming from a 'patriarchal' society, the responses to such questionnaires are interesting, if not very surprising.
In this sense the representations of motherhood potentially extend far beyond 'patriarchal' ideology.
Recognition that the power structure is also 'patriarchal' helps to explain much of the resistance.
Like so many other women caught in war zones, these women are victims of a violently eroding 'patriarchal' system.
As such, it allows for changing and evolving structures that exist outside of the 'patriarchal' power system.
She then received 'patriarchal' permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
They were written in a highly 'patriarchal' society where masculine domination was the norm.
Inmates of various types were integrated into this 'patriarchally' organized house.
I believe that a rigidly 'Patriarchal' culture cannot tolerate the empowered creative voice of Women.
Under the Old Regime, the government acted 'patriarchally' .
'Patriarchal' social structure, along with its other harms, fuels population increases.
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