patriarchal[adjective]Synonyms: venerable, revered, reverend, reverential
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pa‧tri‧arch‧al /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːk
əl◂ $ -ˈɑːr-/
adjective1. ruled or controlled only by men:
a patriarchal society2. relating to being a patriarch, or typical of a patriarch ⇒
matriarchal [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲