patrimonialismn.
/ˌpatrᵻˈməʊnɪəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌpætrəˈmoʊniəˌlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌpætrəˈmoʊnjəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Cultural Anthropology and Sociology.
A system of social organization or government in which a male leader maintains authority through individuals with loyalty to him personally.
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patrimonialism1942
1942 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 8 510 The peasants' revolt was ultimately crushed; the German territories reverted to their late-feudal state of patrimonialism.
1946 H. H. Gerth & C. W. Mills tr. M. Weber in From Max Weber (1947) xi. 297 Patrimonialism can also develop from pure patriarchism through the disintegration of the patriarchical master's strict authority.
1991 I. Rudie in K. A. Stølen & M. Vaa Gender & Change in Developing Countries 199 The political system has been characterized as permeated by political patrimonialism.
1998 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 92 726/1 Portuguese institutions are still often dominated by clientelism, elitism, and patrimonialism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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