家か長ちょう制せい度ど

noun

patriarchal system

Refers to a social or family system in which the male head of the household holds authority. Often used in historical or sociological contexts.

• 日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな家か族ぞくは家か長ちょう制せい度どに基もとづいていた。

  Traditional Japanese families were based on the patriarchal system.