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patriarchal

/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tri-ar-chal
IPA
/ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.

adj

Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/
  • British English: /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑːkl̩/

Inflected Forms

more patriarchal (comparative) most patriarchal (superlative) patriarchial (alternative)

Derived Forms

antipatriarchal cisheteropatriarchal extrapatriarchal neopatriarchal nonpatriarchal patriarchalist patriarchalistic patriarchalization patriarchalize postpatriarchal prepatriarchal unpatriarchal

Phrases

patriarchal church patriarchal cross

Frequently Paired Words

pater patriarch patriarchate patriarchy patrist patristic patristical patristically

Synonyms

patriarchial patriarchic

Rhymes With

sparkle markle matriarchal markel markell sparql besparkle

Questions

How do you pronounce patriarchal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpeɪtɹiˈɑɹkl̩/.
What does patriarchal mean?
Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
Where does patriarchal come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin patriarchālis, from patriarcha + -ālis. Sychronically analyzable as patriarch + -al.

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