matriarchate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From matriarch + -ate, after patriarchate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
matriarchate (plural matriarchates)
- A matriarchal system or community. [from 19th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- Like Byron's seraglio, the boudoir is a matriarchate guarded by eunuchs […].
- The position of a matriarch.
Usage notes[edit]
In the context of political science, this term would describe a kind of polity.
Translations[edit]
matriarchate
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