patriarcal
French, adjective/pa.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/
patriarcal is spelled P-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 39,210th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patriarcal is a French adjective meaning “patriarchal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au patriarche”.
What does patriarcal mean in English?
adjective
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patriarchal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au patriarche. 2. Qui rappelle la rusticité de leurs mœurs. 3. Relatif au patriarcat.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patriarcal
- patriarcale feminine
- patriarcaux masculine plural
- patriarcales feminine plural
- patriarchal dated
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patriarcal?
- /pa.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/
- \pa.tʁi.jaʁ.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patriarcal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patriarcal in French?
patriarcal appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).