matriarchate
Meanings
Plural: matriarchates
Noun
- a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
- A matriarchal system or community.
- The position of a matriarch.
Origin / Etymology
From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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