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Matriarchic

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Adjective

1. matriarchic

(of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Matriarchic

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noun plural -chies
1. 
a form of social organization in which a female is head of the family or society, and descent and kinship are traced through the female line
2. 
any society dominated by women

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Matriarchic

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nounWord forms: plural ˈmatriˌarchies
1. 
a form of social organization in which the mother is recognized as the head of the family or tribe, descent and kinship being traced through the mother
2. 
government, rule, or domination by women

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Matriarchic

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n.
1. A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
2. A woman who dominates a group or an activity.
3. A highly respected woman who is a mother.

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