matriarch

ma·tri·arch  (mtr-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.

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matri·archal (-ärkl), matri·archic (-ärkk) adj.

matri·archal·ism n.

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matriarch [mate-ree-ark]

Noun

the female head of a tribe or family [Latin mater mother + Greek arkhein to rule]

matriarchal adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	matriarch - a female head of a family or tribe   materfamilias head of household - the head of a household or family or tribe adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	matriarch - a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons) adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

Translations

matriarch

n matriarch [ˈmeitriaːk]

a woman who is head and ruler of her family or of a tribe. matriargأم ربَّة العائِلَه أو القَبيلَهматриархvládkyně rodiny, rodumatriark; kvindeligt overhoveddie Matriarchinγυναίκα-αρχηγόςmatriarcamatriarhزن سالار؛ مادرسالارmatriarkkafemme chef de famille/tribuאֵם שוֹלֶטֶתमातृसत्ताmatrijarh, ženski patrijarhmatriarchamatriarkhatkona sem er höfuð ættar/ættarbálksmatriarca女家長여가장, 여족장šeimos galva, genties vadėsieviete valdnieceibu pemimpin suku bangsavrouwelijk hoofdmatriark, kvinnelig familieoverhode!!matriarcafe­me­ie-şef de tribматриархžena, ako hlava rodiny / rodumatriarhmatrijarhmatriarkหัวหน้าครอบครัวหรือชนเผ่าซึ่งเป็นหญิงaile reisi kadın女家長матріархعورت جو خاندان یا قبیلے کی سردار ہوnữ chúa女家长

adj ˌmatriˈarchal

of, like, ruled by etc a matriarch or matriarchs a matriarchal society (= a society dominated by women).matriargaalمُجْتَمَع أُمومي، تَحْكُمُه الأمهاتматриархаленmatriarchálnímatriarkalskmatriarchischμητριαρχικόςmatriarcalmatriarhaalneمادرسالارnaisvaltainenmatriarcalמַטרִיאַרכָלִיमातृसत्तात्मकmatrijarhalanmatriarchálismatriarkhalmæðraveldis-matriarcale女家長制の여가장[]제의matriarchalinismatriarhālsmatriarkmatriarchaalmatriarkalsk!!matriarchalnymatriarcalma­tri­arhalматриархальныйmatriarchálnymatriarhalenmatrijarhalanmatriarkaliskเกี่ยวกับผู้นำที่เป็นหญิงana erkil母權制的матріархальнийمادریmẫu quyền母权制的