Definitions for matriarch
ˈmeɪ triˌɑrkma·tri·arch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. matriarch, materfamiliasnoun

   a female head of a family or tribe

2. matriarchnoun

   a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. matriarchnoun

   A woman who dominates or is the most important member of a group or organization; in businesses, often the founder or owner of the largest interest.

2. matriarchnoun

   A venerated old woman.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matriarchnoun

   A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

2. matriarchnoun

   A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

3. Etymology: From Latin mater (meaning mother) + -arch.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. matriarch

   Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege and control of property. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. Matriarchies may also be confused with matrilineal, matrilocal, and matrifocal societies. While there are those who may consider any non-patriarchal system to be matriarchal, most academics exclude those systems from matriarchies as strictly defined.

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1. matriarch

   A matriarch is a woman who is the head of a family, group, or society, often exerting authority or influence over it. She is usually the oldest or most respected female figure and may possess leadership attributes such as wisdom or strength.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Matriarchnoun

   the mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right

2. Etymology: [L. mater mother + -arch.]

Matched Categories

1. • Head Of Household
   • Woman

How to pronounce matriarch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of matriarch in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of matriarch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of matriarch in a Sentence

1. Rosalina Learpoora:

   Once they sell the necklaces, they give the money to the village's matriarch, who then allocates the amount for food to each family based on the number of children per homestead, some of that money is also set aside to go toward education, especially for the young girls.

2. Constance Seltzer:

   She taught Johnson Johnson to use talcum powder. Everybody in Johnson Johnson family used it, she was the matriarch of this family. She was my glue. There's not a day that goes by that I don't miss my grandmother.

3. Kester Vickery:

   We need to take a cohesive family group, right from the oldest matriarch down to the smallest baby.

4. Carol Channing:

   I am proud of it now, but at the time I certainly didn’t know it was going to be that big of a deal, we just saw it as an opportunity to promote the current show. The result was very positive, so I did it again. I honestly can’t offer a comment on any others who have participated since then… I never had time to watch. [But] those who are tapped to do the halftime show are very lucky and part of a very exclusive club… which I suppose makes me the matriarch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=matriarch
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=matriarch
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Matriarch
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matriarch
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matriarch