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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ma·tri·arch DATE 1606 : a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state; specifically : a mother who is head and ruler of her family and descendants English Etymology matriarch c.1600, from matri-, comb. form of L. mater (gen. matris) "mother" (see mother) + -arch, abstracted from patriarch. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 matriarch ma·tri·arch / 5meitriB:k; NAmE -B:rk / noun a woman who is the head of a family or social group 女家长；女族长 ⇨ compare patriarch (1)Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun a dignified, usually elderly woman of some rank or authority FF1C;the local matriarchs controlled the town's social functionsFF1E; Synonyms: dame, dowager, grande dame, matron Related Words: materfamilias, mother Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ma·tri·arch \ˈmā.trēˌärk, -ˌȧk\ noun (-s) Etymology: matr- + -arch : a woman (as the mother of a family) having a status like that of a patriarch: as a. (1) : a woman that rules often autocratically and usually to the exclusion of male precedence over her immediate family or a larger group made up of her more remote descendants (2) : a woman that originates, rules over, or dominates a social group or an activity or a political entity b. : a woman of great age and dignity |
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