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Patriarchal

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(1):

(a.) Having an organization of society and government in which the head of the family exercises authority over all its generations.

(2):

(a.) Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs; possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Patriarchal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/patriarchal.html. 1828.
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