patriarchal
పితృస్వామ్య
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
Rules such as these may be acquired during childhood and may reflect the 'patriarchal' values of society.
When they become guerrillas the women set themselves free from 'patriarchal' bonds.
In this sense the representations of motherhood potentially extend far beyond 'patriarchal' ideology.
Not to mention any number of grouchy 'patriarchal' husbands and avid sugar daddies.
A feminist might see it as an instrument of 'patriarchal' oppression.
Coming from a 'patriarchal' society, the responses to such questionnaires are interesting, if not very surprising.
They were written in a highly 'patriarchal' society where masculine domination was the norm.
Parents enjoy a 'patriarchal' status and the father claims the best chair near the fire.
His role has been more 'patriarchal' , in the family context.
As such, it allows for changing and evolving structures that exist outside of the 'patriarchal' power system.
Previously, all western religions, even the masons, had been rigidly 'patriarchal' .
Funny, I think, how all this is going down without any kind of 'patriarchal' supervision.
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.
All the sampled groups clearly exhibit 'patriarchal' structures, including those relevant to marriage.
Despite his living in a rigidly 'patriarchal' society his strongest and most memorable characters are all female.
She then received 'patriarchal' permission to pursue kinship with offspring of creditable lineage!
Big farmers in the area come from a strongly 'patriarchal' and feudal background.
Recognition that the power structure is also 'patriarchal' helps to explain much of the resistance.
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.
She has rejected the 'patriarchal' society and a traditional marriage.
I am also conscious of my identity as a writer within a 'patriarchal' culture.
In a 'patriarchal' society men fear independent autonomous women.
She has totally internalised 'patriarchal' values that are common to our society.
Like so many other women caught in war zones, these women are victims of a violently eroding 'patriarchal' system.
Our family was a traditional 'patriarchal' family, with my Dad at the helm.
I believe that a rigidly 'Patriarchal' culture cannot tolerate the empowered creative voice of Women.
Under the Old Regime, the government acted 'patriarchally' .
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.
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