matriarchate
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Matriarchat
A matriarchal system or communityA matriarchal system or community.
/ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/
Meaning
2 sensesA matriarchal system or community.
The position of a matriarch.
More definitions
- a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
Translations
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By meaning 1
matriarchate:
Origin
From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of suFrom matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.
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Forms
plural: matriarchates| Singular | matriarchate |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line:matriarchy
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedpatriarchate
See also
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