Word: patrifocality
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
fo
ca
li
ty
Definition: The state or condition of being patrifocal; patriarchy.
Morphemes:
Affix: patri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: father
Affix: focus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: focus
Language: la
Decoded: focus
Meaning: hearth, fireplace
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"