Matriarchy Definition

mātrē-ärkē
matriarchies
noun
matriarchies
A form of social organization in which the mother is recognized as the head of the family or tribe, descent and kinship being traced through the mother.
Webster's New World
A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by women.
American Heritage
Government, rule, or domination by women.
Webster's New World
The collection of women in positions of power, especially in such a social system or community.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Matriarchy

Noun

Singular:
matriarchy
Plural:
matriarchies

Origin of Matriarchy

  • Coined after patriarchy, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mother) and ἄρχω (I rule)

    From Wiktionary

Matriarchy Sentence Examples

  • Some tribes were endogamic, and there matriarchy was the rule, descent being traced through the female line.

  • Unfortunately, her appeals to the ' ancient matriarchy ' are ahistorical, and her analysis of the Ring itself simple.

  • Nevertheless the Local side of tribal life in time tended to overwhelm the Social and to organize the tribe irrespective of matriarchy, and inclined towards hereditary chieftainship.

  • The story centers on Stavia, daughter of the leader of Marthatown, as she grows from the age of ten to womanhood, discovering the secrets of the matriarchy.

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