Added 5 October 2026
patriarchate
/ˈpeɪtɹiɑːkət/ noun
Latin root: patriarchatus Wiktionary
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- A patriarchal system or community.
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The term of office of a Christian patriarch.
The patriarchate of Pope John Paul II as Patriarch of the West was more than 25 years.
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The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch.
The Patriarchate of Constantinople has primacy over the whole of the Orthodox world.
Origin
From Middle French patriarcat, from Old French patriarcat, from Medieval Latin patriarchatus, from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “patriarch”). By surface analysis, patriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it, a body of people involved with it).
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