matriarchy

English

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Etymology

Coined after patriarchy, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mother) and ἄρχω (I rule)

Noun

matriarchy (plural matriarchies)

1. A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children.
2. A system of government by females.

Synonyms

• matriarchate

Translations

matriarchy

Chinese: Mandarin: 女家長制 (zh), 女家长制 (zh) (nǚjiāzhǎngzhì) Dutch: matriarchaat (nl) n. Greek: μητριαρχία (el) (mitriarchia) f.

Hungarian: matriarchia (hu) Khmer: មាតាធិបតេយ្យ (km) (mea da thib pak tai) Russian: матриархат (ru) (matriarxát) m. Swedish: matriarki (sv) n.

See also

• patriarchy