ALL meanings of matriarchy
ma·tri·ar·chy
M m - noun matriarchy A system of society or government ruled by a woman or women. 1
- noun plural matriarchy a family, society, community, or state governed by women. 1
- noun plural matriarchy a form of social organization in which the mother is head of the family, and in which descent is reckoned in the female line, the children belonging to the mother's clan; matriarchal system. 1
- noun matriarchy society led by women 1
- variable noun matriarchy A matriarchy is a system in which power or property is passed from mother to daughter. 0
- noun matriarchy a form of social organization in which a female is head of the family or society, and descent and kinship are traced through the female line 0
- noun matriarchy any society dominated by women 0
- noun matriarchy a form of social organization in which the mother is recognized as the head of the family or tribe, descent and kinship being traced through the mother 0
- noun matriarchy government, rule, or domination by women 0
- noun matriarchy A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children. 0
- noun matriarchy A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity). 0
- noun matriarchy The dominance of women in social or cultural systems. 0