patriarchalPronunciation: /peɪtriˈɑːk(ə)l/Translate patriarchal | into German | into Italian Definition of patriarchal adjective 1relating to a patriarch. 2relating to or denoting a system of society or government controlled by men:patriarchal valuesDerivatives patriarchally adverb patriarchal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of patriarchal in the US English dictionary