matriarkat — meaning in English
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English meaning
- matriarchy noun A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line.
Senses
matriarkat is used for these senses in English:
- matriarchate The position of a matriarch.
- matriarchy The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.
matriarchy — full definition
- noun A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children, and lineage is traced through the female line.
- noun A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).
- noun The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.