fratriarchy noun3 •A social system in which power is held by brothers.This last problem received rather less attention than the previous three. a) The nature of family Koschaker perceived the family at Nuzi as a patriarchal one with vestigious remains of fratriarchy. — 1988 •A power structure in which a fraternal group of men are dominant. •A hierarchical or discriminatory fraternity or fraternal interest group.In the second section I examine surf lifesaving and surfing as fratriarchies, or brotherhoods, in which members bond through physical rites, intimidation, violence and denigrating women (Loy 1995). — 2011 formsfratriarchies