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Meaning of MATRIARCHATE
Pronunciation:
'meytree`ârkit
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[n]
a
form
of
social
organization
in
which
a
female
is
the
family
head
and
title
is
traced
through
the
female
line
Websites:
Synonyms:
matriarchy
See Also:
social organisation
,
social organization
,
social structure
,
social system
,
structure
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Ma
"
tri
*
ar
"
chate
\,
n
.
The
office
or
jurisdiction
of
a
matriarch
;
a
matriarchal
form
of
government
.
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