Key terms & definitions

A society or system in which men hold greater authority and power than women.

A social system in which men hold most authority and women’s opportunities or influence are restricted.

A system of social structures and practices through which men dominate, oppress and exploit women.

A social system in which men hold dominant positions of power and authority.

A social system in which men hold dominant authority and women have less power.

A member of Rome’s privileged hereditary social order, whose families dominated political authority in the traditional account of the early Republic.

A member of Rome’s hereditary aristocratic social order.

Members of Rome’s privileged aristocratic families, who dominated the early Republic’s political leadership.

An American colonist who supported the movement to break away from British rule.

Pride in and loyalty to one’s country.

Love of and loyalty to one’s country.

Loyalty to one's homeland or community, which can include willingness to defend it.

A person who supports artists or performers through money, protection or influence.

A person who provides support or controls access to an appointment. Lady Catherine is Mr Collins’s patron because she secured his parish appointment.

A person or organisation that commissions or pays for an object or monument, potentially influencing its message.

Support given by a powerful or wealthy person, such as commissioning an artist’s work or rewarding political loyalty with money, land or titles.

Behaviour that appears helpful or kind but assumes the other person is inferior.

A relationship between a patron and clients. In Roman society, a patron was an influential person whom clients approached for support.

A god or goddess believed to have a special protective relationship with a particular community.

A god or goddess believed to offer particular protection to a city or community.

A goddess whom a person or ruler especially associates with their protection and authority.

A recurring feature found across several historical examples.

A recognisable arrangement or form in a set of data, such as a repeating seasonal cycle.

A repeated or recognisable relationship in data.

A general relationship or repeated feature in a set of data.

A guide defining the shape of an individual component, commonly a fabric piece, which may also show construction markings.

A noticeable relationship or arrangement in data, such as one category consistently having higher values than another.

A validation check that input follows a required format, such as letters and digits in specified positions.

The symbols, lines and instructions on textile patterns that communicate how pieces should be positioned, cut and assembled.

Arranging pattern pieces so that stripes, checks or printed designs align at joins in the finished product.