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Patriarchal vs Hierarchical - What's the difference?

patriarchal | hierarchical |

As adjectives the difference between patriarchal and hierarchical

is that patriarchal is characteristic of a patriarch; venerable while hierarchical is pertaining to a hierarchy.

patriarchal

English

Alternative forms

* patriarchial

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
  • * Tennyson
    • About whose patriarchal knee / Late the little children clung.
  • Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

    • Related terms

    * patriarch * patriarchy

    Derived terms

    * patriarchal cross * patriarchally * patriarchalism

    See also

    * matriarchal

    hierarchical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to a hierarchy.
  • Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order.
  • Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades.
    • It has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art.'' - ''source?

    Related terms

    * hierarch * hierarchal * hierarchic * hierarchically * hierarchy