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Webster 1913 Edition
Patriarchic
Paˊtri-ar′chic
(pā’trĭ-är′kĭk)
, Adj.
[L.
patriarchicus
, Gr. πατριαρχικός
.] Patriarchal.
Definition 2024
patriarchic
patriarchic
English
Adjective
patriarchic (comparative more patriarchic, superlative most patriarchic)
- Patriarchal.
- 2007 February 4, Manohla Dargis, “Africa, at the Cineplex”, in New York Times:
- Not the real deal, like the films of the great Senegalese-born auteur Ousmane Sembène , whose 1966 drama “Black Girl” is a classic of postcolonial cinema, and whose 2004 film, “Moolaadé,” manages to tackle the issue of female genital mutilation and critique patriarchic Islam in one entertaining package (really).
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