matriarch

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.

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

ma′tri·ar′chal·ism n.

matriarch

(ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːk)

n

1. a woman who dominates an organization, community, etc

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the female head of a tribe or family, esp in a matriarchy

3. a very old or venerable woman

[C17: from matri- + -arch, by false analogy with patriarch]

ˈmatriˌarchal, ˈmatriˌarchic adj

ˌmatriˈarchalism n

ma•tri•arch

(ˈmeɪ triˌɑrk)

n.

1. the female head of a family or tribal line.

2. a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a group.

[1600–10]

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

أم ربَّة العائِلَه أو القَبيلَه

roduvládkyně rodiny

kvindeligt overhovedmatriark

Matriarchin

matriarche

matriarcha

kona sem er höfuî ættar/ættarbálks

matriarca

genties vadėmatriarchalinisšeimos galva

sieviete valdniece

kvinnelig familieoverhodematriark

žena, ako hlava rodiny/rodu

aile reisi kadın

女家长女族长女酋长

matriarch

[ˈmeɪtrɪɑːk] N → matriarca f

matriarch

n → Matriarchin f

matriarch

[ˈmeɪtrɪɑːk] n → matriarca

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