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matriarch [matriarchs] (a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group) noun [UK: ˈmeɪ.trɪɑːk] [US: ˈmeɪ.tri.ˌɑːrk] | matriarcanoun |
matriarchal (governed by a matriarch) adjective [UK: ˌmeɪ.trɪ.ˈɑːk.l̩] [US: ˌme.tri.ˈɑːrk.l̩] | matriarcaladjective |
matriarchate noun | matriarcadonoun |
matriarchy [matriarchies] (social system) noun [UK: ˈmeɪ.trɪɑːk.i] [US: ˈmeɪ.tri.ˌɑːrk.i] | matriarcadonoun |