ma·tri·arch (m  tr -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·archal (-ärk l), matri·archic (-ärk k) adj.ma tri·archal·ism n. |
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| 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 |
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