Hyphenation of patriarchal

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word patriarchal ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

pa-tri-ar-chal

Definitions of patriarchal :

1.
Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
2.
Relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank

Synonyms of patriarchal :

adj patriarchal, patriarchic, patricentric, paternal

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