ma·tri·ar·chate (m  tr -är k t, -kt)n. 1. See matriarchy. 2. A hypothetical stage in the evolution of a society in which authority is held by women. |
matriarchate [ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪt -keɪt]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Rare a family or people under female domination or government
matriarchate
1. a matriarchal form of government.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
See also: Women2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
1. a matriarchal form of government.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
See also: Society2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
1. a matriarchal form of government.
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
See also: Government
2. a family, tribe, or other social group ruled by a matriarch or matriarchs. — matriarchic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  matriarchate - a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female linesocial organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" |
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