1.a society in which the oldest male is the leader of the family, or a society controlled by men in which they use their power to their own advantage
Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form.
She rails against patriarchy and hierarchy.
2.a form of social organization in which fathers or other males control the family, clan, tribe, or larger social unit, or a society organized in this way
3.Patriarchy is also the control by men, rather than women or both men and women, of most of the power and authority in a society.