MATRIARCH


Meaning of MATRIARCH in English

(~s)

1.

A ~ is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter.

N-COUNT

2.

A ~ is an old and powerful female member of a family, for example a grandmother.

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .