The Patriarchy was a powerful independent state in the Alpha or Beta Quadrant. In 2383, Romulan Proconsul Anlikar Ventel expressed concerns that if the Patriarchy obtained quantum slipstream technology the entire region near the Romulan Star Empire could destabilize. (ST - Typhon Pact novel: Plagues of Night) The Patriarchy may be the same state as the Kzinti Patriarchy.