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Patriarchy vs Paternal - What's the difference?

patriarchy | paternal |

As a noun patriarchy

is a social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.

As an adjective paternal is

of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.

patriarchy

English

(wikipedia patriarchy)

Noun

(patriarchies)
  • A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children.
  • A system of government by males.
  • The dominance of men in social or cultural systems.
  • (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

    • Derived terms

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    Related terms

    * patriarch * patriarchate * patriarchal

    See also

    * matriarchy English words suffixed with -archy

    paternal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
    • paternal grandfather
  • Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
  • Received or inherited from one's father.
  • * Dryden
    • their small paternal field of corn
  • Acting as a father
    • paternal filicide

    Derived terms

    * paternalism * paternalistic * paternally * paternal aunt * paternal cousin * paternal grandfather * paternal grandmother * paternal uncle

    Antonyms

    * maternal – mother

    Coordinate terms

    * avuncular – uncle * maternal – mother * materteral – aunt

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