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patriarchate

Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪtrɪɑːkət/

Definition of patriarchate

noun

the office, see, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch: the patriarchate of Constantinople they used the prestige of the patriarchate to wield political influence