matriarchal

• Qui se rapporte à un système social ou à une structure familiale où les femmes, en particulier les mères, détiennent l'autorité et le pouvoir principaux.

Relating to a social system or family structure in which women, especially mothers, hold primary power and authority.

1. Characteristic of a matriarchyC1formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a social system where women hold primary power and authority.

   matriarcal

   • The tribe had a matriarchal structure where women made key decisions.
   • In a matriarchal society, lineage is often traced through the mother.
   • The novel explores a matriarchal community in a fictional world.

   Synonymesmatriarchic

   Antonymespatriarchal