Patriarchate \Pa`tri*ar"chate\ (p[=a]`tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[asl]t), n.
   [Cf. F. patriarcat.]
   1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
      --Jer. Taylor.
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   2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
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   3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See
      Patriarchal, a., 3.
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	patriarchate
    n 1: the jurisdiction of a patriarch
    2: a form of social organization in which a male is the family
       head and title is traced through the male line [syn:
       patriarchy, patriarchate]