Meaning of MATRIARCH
| Pronunciation: | | 'meytree`ârk
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| | Definition: | | [n] an old woman |
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| | Synonyms: | | granny |
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| | See Also: | | old woman | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ma"tri*arch\, n. [L. mater mother + -arch.]
The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a
ruler by maternal right.
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| | Related Terms: | | abbess, antediluvian, antique, back number, chatelaine, conservative, dad, dam, dame, dodo, dowager, elder, first lady, fogy, fossil, foster mother, fud, fuddy-duddy, genetrix, goodwife, governess, grande dame, granny, great lady, has-been, homemaker, housewife, longhair, ma, madam, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matron, Methuselah, mid-Victorian, mistress, mom, mommy, mossback, mother, mother superior, mummy, old believer, old crock, old dodo, old fogy, old liner, old man, old poop, old woman, old-timer, patriarch, pop, pops, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, square, starets, stepmother, the old woman, traditionalist |
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