Synonyms of the word

patriarchal

• adj. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
• adj. Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.

graybeard

• n. Alternative spelling of greybeard.

greybeard

• n. An old man.
• n. Metaphorically, any of the members of a group who have been there the longest (regardless of actual age…

paternal

• adj. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family.
• adj. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
• adj. Received or inherited from one's father.
• adj. Acting as a father.

patriarchic

• adj. Patriarchal.

patricentric

• adj. (of a family or society) Centering around the father or fathers.