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Patriarchic

Paˊtri-ar′chic

(pā’trĭ-är′kĭk)
,
Adj.
[L.
patriarchicus
, Gr.
πατριαρχικός
.]
Patriarchal.

Definition 2024


patriarchic

patriarchic

English

Adjective

patriarchic (comparative more patriarchic, superlative most patriarchic)

  1. Patriarchal.
    • 2007 February 4, Manohla Dargis, “Africa, at the Cineplex”, in New York Times:
      Not the real deal, like the films of the great Senegalese-born auteur Ousmane Sembène , whose 1966 drama “Black Girl” is a classic of postcolonial cinema, and whose 2004 film, “Moolaadé,” manages to tackle the issue of female genital mutilation and critique patriarchic Islam in one entertaining package (really).