patriarchal: relating to or characteristic of a system of society or government controlled by men.
azimuth: the direction of a celestial object from the observer, expressed as the angular distance from the north or south point of the horizon to the point at which a vertical circle passing through the object intersects the horizon; the horizontal angle or direction of a compass bearing.
astute: having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
analogous: comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of the things compared.