8
patriarchal(adjective, venerable, esteemed, respected, honored)
6
inherited
5
matrilineal
3
matriarchic
2
ancestral
2
aristocratic
2
patrimonial
2
absolute
2
authoritarian
2
bureaucratic
2
innate
2
maternal
2
venerable(adjective, esteemed, respected, honored, august)
1
autocratic
1
autonomous
1
civic
1
civil
1
constitutional
1
democratic
1
despotic
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