patriarchism

English

Etymology

From patriarch +‎ -ism.

Noun

patriarchism (usually uncountable, plural patriarchisms)

1. government or rule by a patriarch

   Synonym: patriarchy

Related terms

• patriarchalism

References

• “patriarchism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.