Complete Definition of "matriarch"

English

Etymology
From w:Latin|Latin mater (meaning mother) + -arch.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
  2. A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

Related terms
matron
matrimony, matrimonial
maternal

See also
patriarch

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Related terms)

Finnish: matriarkka (1)
Portuguese: matriarca f
mid
Scottish Gaelic: àrd-mhàthair f
Swedish: matriark

Category:Latin derivations

fa:matriarch
vi:matriarch
zh:matriarch

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