patriarchal
Father-ruled family system
Patriarchal describes systems, societies, or attitudes in which men hold primary power and authority.
A patriarchal family is headed by the father or eldest male.
Patriarchal cultures privilege men in leadership, inheritance, and decision-making.
The word often carries critical connotations, implying outdated or oppressive gender hierarchies: patriarchal attitudes about women in the workplace.
Unjust exercise of power
- subjugationForcing into submission
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- misogynyHostility toward women
sexism · supremacy · domineering · tyranny · authoritarianism · coercion · subordination · exploitation
State of being dad
- headshipChief authority position
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- eldershipStatus of being senior
- leadershipAbility to direct others
governance · hierarchy · command · control · dominion · stewardship · custodianship · protectorship
Of one's forebears
- customaryDone by convention
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
established · archaic · antiquated · venerable · historical · ceremonial · ritualistic · conservative
Family line of descent
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
clan · kinship · dynastic · genealogy · inheritance · primogeniture · patronymic · succession
Unequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- houseworkDomestic cleaning duties
- caregivingAttending to dependents
feminism · systemic · institutional · structural · normative
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- subjugationForcing into submission
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
misogyny · sexism · supremacy · domineering · tyranny · authoritarianism · coercion · subordination · exploitation · silencing
fatherhood
State of being dad
- headshipChief authority position
- paterfamiliasMale head of family
- eldershipStatus of being senior
leadership · governance · hierarchy · command · control · dominion · stewardship · custodianship · protectorship · oversight
ancestral
Of one's forebears
- customaryDone by convention
- time-honoredRespected due to age
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
conventional · established · archaic · antiquated · venerable · historical · ceremonial · ritualistic · conservative · orthodox
ancestry
Family line of descent
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
heritage · clan · kinship · dynastic · genealogy · inheritance · primogeniture · patronymic · succession · descent
inequality
Unequal distribution of resources
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
- houseworkDomestic cleaning duties
caregiving · feminism · systemic · institutional · structural · normative
patriarchalmatriarchal
Female-headed family structure
matriarchic · matrilineal · female-dominated · gynocentric · nonpatriarchal
patriarchalegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
equalitarian · democratic · equal · nonhierarchical · non-hierarchical
patriarchalfeminist
Gender equality proponent
progressive · liberated · modern · emancipated · enlightened
- patriarchal societySocial order favoring men
- patriarchal traditionsCustoms centered on male authority
- family patriarchMale head of household
- patriarchal valuesBeliefs privileging male dominance
- patriarchal societiesCommunities where men dominate
- patriarchal structureSystem favoring male authority