MATRIARCHAL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Characteristic of a matriarchy

Classified under:

Similar:

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

matricentric (centered upon the mother)

Also:

maternal (characteristic of a mother)

Antonym:

patriarchal (characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)

Derivation:

matriarchy (a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line)