PATRIARCHISM

Etymology

Noun

patriarchism (usually uncountable, plural patriarchisms)

government by a patriarch

Source: Wiktionary


Pa"tri*arch*ism, n.

Definition: Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET



Word of the Day

19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

coffee icon