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A social operating system that ships with dad as default admin.
means A society where men hold most of the power, and inheritance, lineage, and authority tend to flow down the male line.
from From Greek patriarkhes, ruler of a family — pater (father) plus arkhein (to rule), originally a title for venerable church elders before sociologists borrowed it.
OppositeMatriarchy, far rarer in recorded human societies.
Anthropology noteTruly egalitarian foraging bands predate it entirely.
Word relativesShares arkhein with monarchy, anarchy, oligarchy.