Patriarchal and Paternalistic

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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Synonyms for Patriarchal

Paternalistic and patriarchal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paternalistic" instead an adjective "Patriarchal".

Paternalistic

Paternalistic adjective - Benevolent but sometimes intrusive.
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Synonyms for Paternalistic

Patriarchal and paternalistic are semantically related. You can use "Patriarchal" instead an adjective "Paternalistic".

Nearby Words: paternal, paternalist, paternalism, paternally
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