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matriarchate

/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑː.keɪt/

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noun

/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑː.keɪt/C2formal
  • ruФорма социальной организации, при которой женщина является главой семьи, а происхождение прослеживается по женской линии.

A noun referring to a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and lineage is traced through the female line.

  1. Social system led by womenC1formal

    A form of social organization where women, especially mothers, hold primary authority and leadership roles, and lineage is traced through the female line.

    ruОбщественный строй, возглавляемый женщинами

    • The anthropologist studied the matriarchate of the indigenous tribe.
    • In a matriarchate, property and titles are passed from mother to daughter.
    • The matriarchate system contrasts with patriarchal societies.

    Synonymsgynecocracymatriarchy

    Antonymspatriarchate

Forms
  • matriarchates plural form
  • matriarchates' possessive plural form
  • matriarchate's possessive singular form