Patriarchal Government

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Exercised in: Acting as judges. Exercised in: Acting as priests. Exercised in: Arbitrarily disinheriting and putting away servants and children. Exercised in: Blessing and cursing their children. Exercised in: Forming treaties and alliances.

Exercised in: The authority of heads of families for, acknowledged. Exercised in: Training, &c their servants for war. Exercised in: Vindicating their wrongs. Vested in the heads of families