Word: patriarchdoms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
tri
arch
doms
Definition: Plural of patriarchdom; a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property
Morphemes:
Affix: patri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: father
Affix: -arch
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leading, leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -archēs
Language: la
Decoded: -arches
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -arch (ruler, leader)
Affix: -dom
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting the domain or jurisdiction of the suffixed word.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.