adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
2. 2
   Governed by females, rather than by males.

Adjective

1. 1
   characteristic of a matriarchy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

matriarchicabsolutearistocraticauthoritarianautocraticautonomous

Antonyms

All antonyms

patriarchal

Example

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"Mammoth society was probably matriarchal."

Etymology

From matriarch + -al.

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