PATRIARCHATE
Scrabble letter values: P3A1T1R1I1A1R1C3H4A1T1E1 = 19
Definition
- noun the jurisdiction of a patriarch.
- noun a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line. — synonyms: patriarchy
Examples
- “The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.”
- “The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.”
- “The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.”