Term: patriarchate: the jurisdiction of a patriarch
Candidate hypernym: jurisdiction: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised → 1
Candidate hypernym: mountebank: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes → 0
Candidate hypernym: sgraffito: a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground → 0
Candidate hypernym: ergotism: poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonstarter: a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered → 0
Candidate hypernym: amplification: (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current → 0
Candidate hypernym: toast: a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention → 0
Candidate hypernym: tenderfoot: an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living) → 0
Candidate hypernym: manicurist: a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails → 0
Candidate hypernym: double dipping: two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension) → 0
Candidate hypernym: extension ladder: a ladder whose length can be extended → 0