Patriarchy vs. Matriarchy

Patriarchynoun

A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.

Patriarchynoun

A power structure in which men are dominant.

Patriarchynoun

(Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate.

Patriarchynoun

The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.

Patriarchynoun

Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.

Patriarchynoun

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

Patriarchy

Patriarchy is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. Some patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.

Matriarchynoun

A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children.

Matriarchynoun

A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).

Matriarchynoun

The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.

Matriarchynoun

a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

Matriarchy

Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to the disciplines of anthropology and feminism differ in some respects.