matriarchal — ma tri*ar chal, a. Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch or matriarchs; as, a matriarchal society. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
matriarchal — (adj.) 1780 (in reference to bee colonies); see MATRIARCH (Cf. matriarch) + AL (Cf. al) (1); patterned after patriarchy [Barnhart]. Related: Matriarchally … Etymology dictionary
matriarchal — ma|tri|ar|chal [ ,meıtri arkl ] adjective 1. ) used for describing a society that is ruled by women a ) relating to a matriarch b ) relating to the older woman in a society: matriarchal skills 2. ) relating to mothers: Property is passed down… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
matriarchal — UK [ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑː(r)k(ə)l] / US [ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑrk(ə)l] adjective 1) used for describing a society that is ruled by women a) relating to a matriarch b) relating to the older women in a society matriarchal skills 2) relating to mothers Property is passed… … English dictionary
matriarchal — adj. Matriarchal is used with these nouns: ↑society … Collocations dictionary
matriarchal — ma|tri|ar|chal [ˌmeıtriˈa:kl US ˈa:r ] adj 1.) ruled or controlled by women ▪ a matriarchal society 2.) relating to or typical of a matriarch →↑patriarchal … Dictionary of contemporary English
matriarchal — adjective 1 ruled or controlled by women: a matriarchal society 2 connected with or typical of a matriarch … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
matriarchal — matriarch ► NOUN 1) a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. 2) a powerful older woman. DERIVATIVES matriarchal adjective matriarchy noun. ORIGIN from Latin mater mother , on the false analogy of patriarch … English terms dictionary
Matriarchal religion — The concept of a Matriarchal religion is a concept forwarded in second wave feminism since the 1970s, based on the notion of a historical matriarchy first developed in the 19th century by J. J. Bachofen. A matriarchal religion is supposedly… … Wikipedia
matriarchal vs patriarchal — matricentric matricentric adj. centered upon the mother. [Narrower terms: {matriarchal (vs. patriarchal)}] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
