Patriarchate Definition

pātrē-ärkĭt, -kāt
patriarchates
noun
patriarchates
The position, rank, jurisdiction, territory, etc. of a patriarch.
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Patriarchy.

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Noun

Singular:
patriarchate
Plural:
patriarchates

Origin of Patriarchate

  • From Ancient Greek πατήρ (patēr) "father" + -archy, "rule".

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Patriarchate Sentence Examples

  • The patriarchate was abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by a council at St Petersburg in 1721 to a Holy Governing Synod.

  • This he did during fourteen years, and his administration was signalized by two important innovations - the attaching of the peasants to the land (adscriptio glebae) and the creation of the patriarchate - both of which deserve a passing notice.

  • In order to prevent such incidents in future, Peter the Great abolished the patriarchate altogether, and entrusted the administration of the Church to a synod entirely dependent on the government.

  • With him the importance of the Palestinian patriarchate attained its zenith.

  • The Cretan Church is not, strictly speaking, autocephalous, being dependent on the patriarchate of Constantinople.

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