patriarchic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριαρχικός (patriarkhikós) via Latin patriarchicus. By surface analysis, patriarch +‎ -ic.

Adjective

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patriarchic (comparative more patriarchic, superlative most patriarchic)

  1. Patriarchal.
    • 2007 February 4, Manohla Dargis, “Africa, at the Cineplex”, in New York Times[1]:
      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).