matriarchal

ma·tri·arch

 (mā′trē-ärk′)

n.

1. A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.

2. A woman who dominates a group or an activity.

3. A highly respected woman who is a mother.

---

ma′tri·ar′chal (-är′kəl), ma′tri·ar′chic (-är′kĭk) adj.

ma′tri·ar′chal·ism n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ma•tri•ar•chal

(ˌmeɪ triˈɑr kəl)

also ma`tri•ar′chic,

adj.

of or pertaining to a matriarch or matriarchy.

[1860–65]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

matriarchal

Describes a society in which the positions of power or dominance are held mainly by women. No historical proof of a truly matriarchal society has been found.

Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

matriarchal - characteristic of a matriarchy   maternal - characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers patriarchal - characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

مُجْتَمَع أُمومي، تَحْكُمُه الأمهات

matriarchální

matriarkalsk

matriarchisch

matriarcal

matriarchális

mæîraveldis-

matriarcale

matriarkalsk

matriarchálny

ana erkil

母权制的

matriarchal

[ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑːkl] ADJ → matriarcal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

matriarchal

[ˌmeɪtriˈɑː^rk^əl] adj [society] → matriarcal(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

matriarchal

adj → matriarchalisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

matriarchal

[ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑːkl] adj → matriarcale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

matriarch

(ˈmeitriaːk) noun

a woman who is head and ruler of her family or of a tribe. matriarg أم ربَّة العائِلَه أو القَبيلَه матриарх matriarca vládkyně rodiny, rodu die Matriarchin matriark; kvindeligt overhoved γυναίκα-αρχηγός matriarca matriarh زن سالار؛ مادرسالار matriarkka femme chef de famille/tribu אֵם שוֹלֶטֶת मातृसत्ता matrijarh, ženski patrijarh matriarcha matriarkhat kona sem er höfuð ættar/ættarbálks matriarca 女家長 가모장(家母長) šeimos galva, genties vadė sieviete valdniece ibu pemimpin suku bangsa vrouwelijk hoofd matriark, kvinnelig familieoverhode !! حاكم خويه ښځه matriarca fe­me­ie-şef de trib матриарх žena, ako hlava rodiny / rodu matriarh matrijarh matriark หัวหน้าครอบครัวหรือชนเผ่าซึ่งเป็นหญิง aile reisi kadın 女家長，女族長，女酋長 матріарх عورت جو خاندان یا قبیلے کی سردار ہو nữ chúa 女家长，女族长，女酋长

ˌmatriˈarchal adjective

of, like, ruled by etc a matriarch or matriarchs. a matriarchal society (= a society dominated by women). matriargaal مُجْتَمَع أُمومي، تَحْكُمُه الأمهات матриархален matriarcal matriarchální matriarchisch matriarkalsk μητριαρχικός matriarcal matriarhaalne مادرسالار matriarkaalinen matriarcal מַטרִיאַרכָלִי मातृसत्तात्मक matrijarhalan matriarchális matriarkhal mæðraveldis- matriarcale 女家長制の 가모장의 matriarchalinis matriarhāls matriark matriarchaalmatriarkalsk !!matriarchalny مور پلوه matriarcal ma­tri­arhal матриархальный matriarchálny matriarhalen matrijarhalan matriarkalisk เกี่ยวกับผู้นำที่เป็นหญิง ana erkil 母權的 матріархальний مادری mẫu quyền 母权制的

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.