matriarchal

English

Alternative forms

matriarchial

Etymology

matriarch +‎ -al

Adjective

matriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal)

Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
Governed by females, rather than by males.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

patriarchal

Derived terms

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Translations

governed by a matriarch

Catalan: matriarcal
Danish: matriarkal, matriarkalsk
Dutch: matriarchaal (nl)
Esperanto: matriarĥa, matriarka
French: matriarcal (fr)
Galician: matriarcal
German: matriarchal, matriarchalisch (de), matriarchisch
Hindi: मातृसत्ता f (mātŕsattā)
Irish: matrarcach
Italian: matriarcale
Norwegian:
Bokmål: matriarkal, matriarkalsk

Nynorsk: matriarkal, matriarkalsk
Portuguese: matriarcal
Spanish: matriarcal (es)
Swedish: matriarkal (sv), matriarkalisk (sv)

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