3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See
Patriarchal, a., 3.
Pa"tri*arch*dom (?), n. The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch;
patriarchate. [R.]
Pa`tri*ar"chic (?), a. [L. patriarchicus, Gr. &?;.] Patriarchal.
Pa"tri*arch*ism (?), n. Government by a patriarch, or the head of a
family.
Pa"tri*arch*ship, n. A patriarchate. Ayliffe.
Pa"tri*arch`y (?), n. [Gr. &?;.] 1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch;
patriarchship. Brerewood.