matriarchal

English

Alternative forms

matriarchial

Etymology

matriarch +‎ -al

Adjective

matriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal)

Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch
Governed by females, rather than by males.

Derived terms

matriarchalism

Translations

governed by a matriarch

Catalan: matriarcal
Dutch: matriarchaal

Spanish: matriarcal (es)

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