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                    - patriarchates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
 
          
                    - patriarchates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
 
          
                    - patriarchates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21
 
          
        
        Definition of patriarchates
        
        
          - a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (noun)
Synonyms
- patriarchy
 
 - the jurisdiction of a patriarch (noun)
         
        See definition of patriarchates in Merriam Webster