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English

Etymology

From w:Latin|Latin mater (meaning mother) + -arch.

Noun

  1. A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
  2. A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.


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Category:People Category:Latin derivations

fa:matriarch vi:matriarch zh:matriarch

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English matriarch \ma"tri*arch\, n. [L. mater mother + -arch.]
1. The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a
ruler by maternal right.
[1913 Webster]

2. 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.
[PJC]

3. A venerated old woman.
[PJC]
WordNet matriarch
n 1: a female head of a family or tribe [syn: materfamilias]
2: a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)
Moby Dictionary
Methuselah , abbess , antediluvian , antique , back number , chatelaine ,
conservative , dad , dam , dame , dodo , dowager , elder , first lady ,
fogy , fossil , foster mother , fud , fuddy-duddy , genetrix , goodwife ,
governess , grande dame , granny , great lady , has-been , homemaker ,
housewife , longhair , ma , madam , mam , mama , mammy , mater ,
materfamilias , maternal ancestor , matron , mid-Victorian , mistress ,
mom , mommy , mossback , mother , mother superior , mummy , old believer ,
old crock , old dodo , old fogy , old liner , old man , old poop ,
old woman , old-timer , patriarch , pop , pops , reactionary ,
regular old fogy , relic , square , starets , stepmother ,
the old woman , traditionalist


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