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matriarchate

/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑː.keɪt/

Traduction: Forme d'organisation sociale dans laquelle la femme est à la tête de la famille ou du groupe, la filiation étant tracée par la lignée féminine.

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noun

/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑː.keɪt/C2formal
  • frForme d'organisation sociale dans laquelle la femme est à la tête de la famille ou du groupe, la filiation étant tracée par la lignée féminine.

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.

    frMatriarcat

    • 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.

    Synonymesgynecocracymatriarchy

    Antonymespatriarchate

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