Dictionary Entry
patriarchal
patriarchal is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.
- 2adjective
Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
- 3adjective
Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.
- 4adjective
characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
- 5adjective
relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank
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