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 Definitions of matriarchy  [ˈmeɪ triˌɑr ki]  

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Definition of 'matriarchy' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) matriarchy
a family, society, or state governed by women.

2.  matriarchy
a form of social organization in which the mother is head of the family and descent is reckoned in the female line.
Definition of 'matriarchy' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) matriarchy, matriarchate
a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

'matriarchy' - Nearby Entries  

matriarch  matriarchate  matriarchic  matriarchy  matricaria  matricaria chamomilla  matricaria inodorum  



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