English Explanatory Dictionary

matriarchal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
  2. Governed by females, rather than by males.

Word forms

matriarchal more matriarchal most matriarchal matriarchial

Etymology

From matriarch + -al.

Synonyms

matriarchial matriarchic

Related words

mater matriarch matriarchate matriarchy matrist matristic matristically matristics

Derived words

matriarchalism matriarchally
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