Pa′tri‐ar″chate (pā′trĭ‐är″kā̍t), n. [Cf. F. patriarcat.] 1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch. Jer. Taylor.
2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.
3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See Patriarchal, a., 3.