patriarchal
പുരുഷാധിപത്യ
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
Recognition that the power structure is also 'patriarchal' helps to explain much of the resistance.
She has rejected the 'patriarchal' society and a traditional marriage.
In short, 'patriarchal' society values masculine gender roles only when they are performed by males.
For decades, international development agencies skirted gender issues in highly 'patriarchal' societies.
Coming from a 'patriarchal' society, the responses to such questionnaires are interesting, if not very surprising.
His role has been more 'patriarchal' , in the family context.
All the sampled groups clearly exhibit 'patriarchal' structures, including those relevant to marriage.
Previously, all western religions, even the masons, had been rigidly 'patriarchal' .
She then received 'patriarchal' permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
A feminist might see it as an instrument of 'patriarchal' oppression.
Funny, I think, how all this is going down without any kind of 'patriarchal' supervision.
Our family was a traditional 'patriarchal' family, with my Dad at the helm.
As such, it allows for changing and evolving structures that exist outside of the 'patriarchal' power system.
Parents enjoy a 'patriarchal' status and the father claims the best chair near the fire.
In this sense the representations of motherhood potentially extend far beyond 'patriarchal' ideology.
She has totally internalised 'patriarchal' values that are common to our society.
When they become guerrillas the women set themselves free from 'patriarchal' bonds.
Like so many other women caught in war zones, these women are victims of a violently eroding 'patriarchal' system.
Rules such as these may be acquired during childhood and may reflect the 'patriarchal' values of society.
I am also conscious of my identity as a writer within a 'patriarchal' culture.
Not to mention any number of grouchy 'patriarchal' husbands and avid sugar daddies.
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.
Despite his living in a rigidly 'patriarchal' society his strongest and most memorable characters are all female.
In a 'patriarchal' society men fear independent autonomous women.
Big farmers in the area come from a strongly 'patriarchal' and feudal background.
They were written in a highly 'patriarchal' society where masculine domination was the norm.
At the time it was clear that there was no chance of getting in touch with your self unless you had witnessed what nature had so perversely, so 'patriarchally' , hidden from your view.
'Patriarchal' social structure, along with its other harms, fuels population increases.
I believe that a rigidly 'Patriarchal' culture cannot tolerate the empowered creative voice of Women.
Under the Old Regime, the government acted 'patriarchally' .
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