What Type of Traditional Authority Is Based on Rule by the Oldest

question 8

Multiple Choice

What type of traditional authority is based on rule by the oldest and most experienced?

• A) primary patriarchalism
• B) patrimonialism
• C) feudalism
• D) gerontocracy

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