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matriarchy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun matriarchy has 1 sense
- matriarchy(n = noun.group) matriarchate - a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line; Array is a kind of social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure
Derived form adjective matriarchal1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
matriarchy, n. (pl. -ies) a form of social organization in which the mother is the head of the family and descent is reckoned through the female line.
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