父ふ権けん社しゃ会かいじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounpatriarchal societyA society where men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.多おおくの古こ代だい文ぶん明めいは父ふ権けん社しゃ会かいだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerMany ancient civilizations were patriarchal societies.父ふ権けん社しゃ会かいでは、家か系けいは父ちち親おやを通つうじて継けい承しょうされることが多おおい。Break this sentence down in the analyzerIn a patriarchal society, lineage is often passed down through the father.