MATRIARCHY


Meaning of MATRIARCHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmā-trē-ˌär-kē ]

noun

( plural -chies )

Date: 1885

1. : a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch

2. : a system of social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.