matriarchy

English

Etymology

Coined after patriarchy, from Latin māter (mother) and Greek ἄρχω (I rule).

Noun

matriarchy (plural matriarchies)

A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children.
A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).
The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.

Synonyms

matriarchate

Translations

social system

Arabic: الأمومية‎ f (al-umumiyya)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 母權制 (zh), 母权制 (zh) (mǔquánzhì), 母權 (zh), 母权 (zh) (mǔquán)
Czech: matriarchát (cs) m
Finnish: matriarkia
French: matriarcat (fr) m
German: Matriarchat (de) m or n

Greek: μητριαρχία (el) f (mitriarchía)
Japanese: 家母長制 (かぼちょうせい, kabochōsei), 母権制 (ぼけんせい, bokensei), 母権 (ぼけん, boken)
Korean: 모권제 (mogwonje), 모권 (mogwon)
Russian: матриарха́т (ru) m (matriarxát)
Spanish: matriarcado (es) m
Swedish: matriarkat (sv)
Thai: มาตาธิปไตย (maa-dtaa-tí-bpà-dtai)

system of government

Czech: matriarchát (cs) m
Finnish: matriarkia
Greek: μητριαρχία (el) f (mitriarchía)

Russian: матриарха́т (ru) m (matriarxát)
Thai: มาตาธิปไตย (maa-dtaa-tí-bpà-dtai)
Ukrainian: матріарха́т m (matriarxát)

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Translations to be checked

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 女家長制, ^{(please verify)} 女家长制 (nǚjiāzhǎngzhì), ^{(please verify)} 母系制度 (mǔxì zhìdù)
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} matriarchaat (nl) n
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} matriarkeco

Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} matriarchia
Khmer: ^{(please verify)} មាតាធិបតេយ្យ (mea da thib pak tai)
Polish: ^{(please verify)} matriarchat (pl) m
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} matriarki n