matriarchal

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ma·tri·ar·chal /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːkl◂ $ -ˈɑːr-/ adjective  1  SSWWOMANruled or controlled by women 母系的，母权的 a matriarchal society 母系社会2. SSWWOMANrelating to or typical of a matriarch 女家长的；女族长的 → patriarchal

Examples from the Corpus

matriarchal• A photograph taken in 1908 shows Belle, strongly matriarchal among her children.• Whether or not she was cooking, she regularly donned an apron as a symbolically matriarchal gesture that she was in charge of domestic arrangements.• Clearly, then, Laura Holmes's family is tribal, matriarchal, insular.

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matriarchal
ma‧tri‧ar‧chal /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːkl◂ $ -ˈɑːr-/ adjective
1. ruled or controlled by women:
    a matriarchal society
2. relating to or typical of a matriarch ⇨ patriarchal

ma·tri·arch·alBrE /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːrkl/ 🔊 adjective(of a society or system 社会或体制) controlled by women rather than men; passing power, property, etc. from mother to daughter rather than from father to son 母系的；母权的◆The animals live in matriarchal groups. 这些动物按母系群体生活。🔊🔊  ➡  compare patriarchal (1)