1. (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• paternal

1. (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• patriarchic
• patricentric

1. (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• matriarchal

1. (adjective) characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

• paterfamilias
• patriarch
• patriarchate
• patriarchy

2. (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

• patriarch

1. (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

• patriarch