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
MATRIARCHY
Meaning of MATRIARCHY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012