matriarch
A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious groupA female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
» Jews have three patriarchs and four matriarchs.
Meaning
4 sensesA female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
Matriarchin
родонача́льницаrodonačálʹnica, матриа́рхmatriárx
матріархmatriárx
a female head of a family or tribe
A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
The dominant female in a family group of elephants.
(Northern England)A strong and domineering older woman; a battle axe.
a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
Examples
5 sentencesJews have three patriarchs and four matriarchs.
Mary was the matriarch of the family who lived on the farm for five generations.
deMaria war die Matriarchin der Familie, die in fünf Generationen auf dem Gehöft lebte.
Mary was the matriarch of the family who lived on the homestead for five generations.
deMaria war die Matriarchin der Familie, die in fünf Generationen auf dem Gehöft lebte.
Great-Grandma is the undisputed matriarch of our family.
ruПрабабушка - бесспорный матриарх нашей семьи.
deMeine Urgroßmutter ist das unangefochtene Oberhaupt unserer Familie.
The Jewish people has three patriarchs and four matriarchs.
Translations
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Origin
Of Latin origin, via or reinforced by Old French matriarche, from Latin māter (“mother”) +Of Latin origin, via or reinforced by Old French matriarche, from Latin māter (“mother”) + -archa, -arches, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχός (arkhós, “chief”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). By surface analysis, matri- + -arch.
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Forms
plural: matriarchs| Singular | matriarch |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a female head of a family or tribe:materfamilias