Ancient
Ancient adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.
Usage example: used to think that age 40 was ancient until I turned 40 myself
Patriarchal and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Patriarchal" instead an adjective "Ancient".
Nearby Word: anciently
Patriarchal
Patriarchal adjective - Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line.
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Ancient and patriarchal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Patriarchal".
Both words in one sentence
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Mulan is just full of sexist songs like "A Girl Worth Fighting For" and "Honour to Us All", which fit in with how casually patriarchal ancient China was.
Source: Deliberate Values Dissonance
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