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MATRIARCHAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Characteristic of a matriarchy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

matriarchic ((of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line)

matricentric (centered upon the mother)

Also:

maternal (characteristic of a mother)

Antonym:

patriarchal (characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)

Derivation:

matriarchy (a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line)

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