Both Uses of
patriarchy
in
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- He assures people that he has been to the south, and seen slavery for himself; that it is a beautiful "patriarchal institution;" that the slaves don't want their freedom; that they have hallelujah meetings and other religious privileges.†
Chpt 13 *patriarchal = relating to a form of social organization in which men are given more power than women
- Northern travellers, passing through the place, might have described this tribute of respect to the humble dead as a beautiful feature in the "patriarchal institution;" a touching proof of the attachment between slaveholders and their servants; and tender-hearted Mrs. Flint would have confirmed this impression, with handkerchief at her eyes.†
Chpt 28
Definitions:
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(1)
(patriarchy) a form of social organization in which men are given more power than women
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, patriarchy can refer specifically to a form of social organization in which men head families and title is traced through the male line.