n. 主教的职权

Patriarchate \Pa`tri*ar"chate\ (p[=a]`tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[asl]t), n.
[Cf. F. patriarcat.]
1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.
--Jer. Taylor.

2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.

3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See
{Patriarchal}, a., 3.