matriarch

ma·tri·arch

M0152200 (mā′trē-ärk′)n.1. A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.2. A woman who dominates a group or an activity.3. A highly respected woman who is a mother.

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ma′tri·ar′chal (-är′kəl), ma′tri·ar′chic (-är′kĭk) adj.ma′tri·ar′chal·ism n.

matriarch

(ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːk) n1. a woman who dominates an organization, community, etc2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) the female head of a tribe or family, esp in a matriarchy3. a very old or venerable woman[C17: from matri- + -arch, by false analogy with patriarch] ˈmatriˌarchal, ˈmatriˌarchic adj ˌmatriˈarchalism n

ma•tri•arch

(ˈmeɪ triˌɑrk)

n. 1. the female head of a family or tribal line. 2. a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a group. [1600–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	matriarch - a female head of a family or tribe materfamiliashead of household - the head of a household or family or tribeadult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
	2.	matriarch - a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

Translations

女家长女族长女酋长

matriarch

(ˈmeitriaːk) noun a woman who is head and ruler of her family or of a tribe. 女家長，女族長，女酋長 女家长，女族长，女酋长 ˌmatriˈarchal adjective of, like, ruled by etc a matriarch or matriarchs. a matriarchal society (= a society dominated by women). 母權的 母权制的