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Patriarchate

Paˊtri-ar′chate

(pāˊtrĭ-är′kā̍t)

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

patriarcat

.]

1.

The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.

Jer. Taylor.

2.

The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.

3.

(Ethnol.)

A patriarchal form of government or society. See

,

Adj.

, 3.