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patriarchal

 adjective
     
Related topics: Officials, Organizations
pa‧tri‧arch‧al
1SSOPGO ruled or controlled only by men:
2SSOPGO relating to being a patriarch, or typical of a patriarch [↪ matriarchal]
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