different between patriarchate vs matriarchate

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pe?t?i??k?t/, /?pæt?i??k?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pe?t?i???k?t/, /?pe?t?i???ke?t/

Etymology

From Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek ????? (pat?r) "father" + -archy, "rule".

Noun

patriarchate (plural patriarchates)

1. (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch.

   The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.

2. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.

   The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.

3. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff.

   The Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem is, by modern standards, a very cramped space.

Usage notes

(political science, politics): This term would describe a kind of polity.

Translations

See also

• matriarchate

English

Etymology

From matriarch +? -ate, after patriarchate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?me?t?i??k?t/

Noun

matriarchate (plural matriarchates)

1. A matriarchal system or community. [from 19th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     Like Byron's seraglio, the boudoir is a matriarchate guarded by eunuchs […].

2. The position of a matriarch.

Usage notes

In the context of political science, this term would describe a kind of polity.

Translations

See also

• patriarchate