- matriarchy
- noun (plural -chies) Date: 1885 1. a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch 2. a system of social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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matriarchy — UK [ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑː(r)kɪ] / US [ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑrkɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms matriarchy : singular matriarchy plural matriarchies a family, community, or society that is ruled by women, especially one in which women also own and control… … English dictionary
matriarchy — [[t]me͟ɪtriɑː(r)ki[/t]] matriarchies N VAR A matriarchy is a system in which power or property is passed from mother to daughter. Ant: patriarchy … English dictionary
matriarchy — matriarch ► NOUN 1) a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. 2) a powerful older woman. DERIVATIVES matriarchal adjective matriarchy noun. ORIGIN from Latin mater mother , on the false analogy of patriarch … English terms dictionary
matriarchy — noun a) A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children. b) A system of government by females. Syn: matriarchate … Wiktionary
matriarchy — матриархат … Термины гендерных исследований
