matriarchal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *matriarchal*:
ADJECTIVE	all	matriarchal	characteristic of a matriarchy

matriarchal > pronunciation
Sounds	mey.triyaa'rkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *matriarchal*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	characteristic of a matriarchy.
Narrower	matriarchic	(of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line
Narrower	matricentric	Centered upon the mother
See also	maternal	characteristic of a mother
Opposite	patriarchal	Characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
Spanish	matriarcal
Catalan	matriarcal
Nouns	matriarchy	a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

HyperDic: matriarchal