MATRIARCHY


Meaning of MATRIARCHY in English

noun (plural -chies) Date: 1885 a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch, a system of social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.