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matriarchy

mat·riarchy

UK/ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑː.ki/ US/ˈmeɪ.tɹiˌɑɹ.ki/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Coined after patriarchy, from Latin māter (“mother”) and Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”). By surface analysis, matri- + -archy.

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