patriarchate
Americannoun
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the office, dignity, jurisdiction, province, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
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a patriarchy.
noun
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the office, jurisdiction, province, or residence of a patriarch
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a family or people under male domination or government
Etymology
Origin of patriarchate
1610–20; < Medieval Latin patriarchātus, equivalent to Late Latin patriarch ( a ) ( see patriarch) + Latin -ātus -ate 3
Example Sentences
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The patriarchate said it had followed all "imposed restrictions" and acted responsibly since the war began, adding that Sunday's decision was "a manifestly unreasonable and grossly disproportionate measure".
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
He will also hold a special meeting with those aged 16 to 35 in Bkerke, north of Beirut, where the patriarchate of Lebanon's Maronite Church is located.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
After 1991, the Moscow patriarchate retained access to the site, while the Ukrainian government formally owns it as a museum.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
The church’s recognition by the patriarchate in Turkey angered Moscow, and the Russian Orthodox Church severed its ties with that body.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2022
Most of these works are written in the literary language, the study of which was kept alive by the patriarchate and the schools which it maintained at Constantinople and elsewhere.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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