English Explanatory Dictionary

matriarchate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A matriarchal system or community.
  2. The position of a matriarch.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/

Word forms

matriarchate matriarchates

Etymology

From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.

Related words

patriarchate

Translations

Catalan: matriarcat Danish: matriarkat Dutch: matriarchaat Faroese: móðurveldi Finnish: matriarkaatti Finnish: äidinvalta French: matriarcat Galician: matriarcado German: Matriarchat Hindi: मातृसत्ता Icelandic: kvennaveldi Icelandic: mæðraveldi Norwegian Bokmål: matriarkat Norwegian Nynorsk: matriarkat Portuguese: matriarcado Romanian: matriarhat Spanish: matriarcado Swedish: matriarkat
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