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matriarch matriarch /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːk/ aep /-ɑːrk/ noun [C] ► F0 an old and powerful woman in a family, or the female leader of a society in which power passes from mother to daughter→ COMPARE PATRIARCH(Cf. ↑patriarch) (SOCIETY)Thesaurus+: ↑Family relations in generalThesaurus+: ↑Kinds of women , ↑Men and womenmatriarchal /-ˈɑː.kəl/ aep /-ˈɑːr.kəl/ adjective ► F0» a matriarchal society→ COMPARE PATRIARCHAL(Cf. ↑patriarchal)Thesaurus+: ↑Systems of government |