patriarchy

patriarchy is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship. Face value is 20 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.

10 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 20 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.
2. noun. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.
3. noun. a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

   Synonyms: patriarchate

Synonyms

patriarchate

Common word forms

patriarchies

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for PATRIARCHY lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.