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Learn the meaning of matriarch, a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state, especially a mother who is head of her family and descendants. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Matriarchy is a social system where women have power, authority and privilege. Learn about the different definitions, connotations and etymology of the term, as well as the history and types of matriarchal societies in anthropology and feminism.
MATRIARCH meaning: 1. a powerful woman in a family : 2. the female leader of a society in which power passes from…. Learn more.
A matriarch is a woman who is the leader or founder of a family, tribe, community or group. Learn the meaning, usage and history of the word matriarch, and see how it differs from patriarch and matriarchy.
In the nineteenth century, anthropologists were fascinated by matrilineal descent, which they confounded with matriarchy as a supposedly earlier stage of social evolution than patriarchy. From the Cambridge English Corpus. Patriarchy gave way to the disorder of matriarchy. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
A matriarch is an old and powerful female member of a family, for example a grandmother.
A matriarch is a woman who is the head of a family or social group. Learn how to pronounce, use and compare matriarch with patriarch in English.
