MATRIARCH

Meaning of MATRIARCH in English

/ ˈmeɪtriɑːk; NAmE -ɑːrk/ noun

a woman who is the head of a family or social group

—compare patriarch

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin mater mother, on the false analogy of patriarch .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MATRIARCH — noun Date: 1606 a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state, ~al adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MATRIARCH — ˈmā.trēˌärk, -ˌȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: matr- + -arch : a woman (as the mother of a family) having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — (n.) The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Английский словарь Webster
MATRIARCH — ( n. ) The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — — matriarchal, matriarchic , adj. — matriarchalism , n. /may"tree ahrk'/ , n. 1. the female head of a family …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — n. female head of a family or tribe; reigning mother
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MATRIARCH — noun Date: 1606 : a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state ; specifically : a mother …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MATRIARCH — noun the mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Webster English vocab
MATRIARCH — [ 'meɪtrɪα:k ] ■ noun a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. ↘an older woman who …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MATRIARCH — [ma.tri.arch] n (1606): a female who rules or dominates a family, group, or state; specif: a mother who is head …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MATRIARCH — matriarch BrE AmE ˈmeɪtr i ɑːk ˈmætr- AmE \ -ɑːrk ▷ matriarch|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — ma ‧ tri ‧ arch /ˈmeɪtriɑːk $ -ɑːrk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: matri- + -arch …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MATRIARCH — n. a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. øømatriarchal adj. [L mater mother, on the false …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MATRIARCH — n. a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. matriarchal adj. [ L mater mother, on the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — n. a woman who is the head of a family or tribe. Derivatives: matriarchal adj. Etymology: L mater mother, on …
Oxford English vocab
MATRIARCH — ( matriarchs) 1. A matriarch is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — (~s) 1. A ~ is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MATRIARCH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bossy matriarch Pauline Faaahhhhler finds out she's the real grandma of Sonia's baby and sticks …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MATRIARCH — [noun] [C] - an old and powerful woman in a family, or the female leader of a society in which …
Cambridge English vocab
MATRIARCH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MATRIARCH — n. Function: noun a dignified, usually elderly woman of some rank or authority FF1C; the local matriarchs controlled the town's …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MATRIARCH — noun a dignified, usually elderly woman of some rank or authority the local matriarchs controlled the town's social functions Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
MATRIARCH — сущ. женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе) (обыкновенно) матриарх
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATRIARCH — matriarch.ogg ʹmeıtrıɑ:k n обыкн. шутл. матриарх
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MATRIARCH — сущ.женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MATRIARCH — (n) матриарх
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MATRIARCH — n обыкн. шутл. матриарх
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MATRIARCH — n обыкн. шутл. матриарх
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MATRIARCH — сущ. женщина, глава рода ( в матриархальном обществе )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MATRIARCH — сущ. женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MATRIARCH — n. Pronunciation: ' m ā -tr ē - ˌ ärk Function: noun Date: 1606 : a woman who rules or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MATRIARCH — _n. женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MATRIARCH — n. женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MATRIARCH — сущ. женщина, глава рода (в матриархальном обществе) (обыкновенно) матриарх
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATRIARCH — мать
Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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