matriarchal

English

Alternative forms

• matriarchial

Etymology

From matriarch +‎ -al.

Adjective

matriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal)

1. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
2. Governed by females, rather than by males.

Synonyms

• matriarchial
• matriarchic

Coordinate terms

• patriarchal

Derived terms

• matriarchalism
• matriarchally

Related terms

• mater
• matriarch
• matriarchate
• matriarchy
• matrist
• matristic
• matristically
• matristics

Translations

governed by a matriarch

Catalan: matriarcal Danish: matriarkal, matriarkalsk Dutch: matriarchaal (nl) Esperanto: matriarĥa, matriarka French: matriarcal (fr) Galician: matriarcal German: matriarchal, matriarchalisch (de), matriarchisch Hindi: मातृसत्ता f (mātŕsattā) Irish: matrarcach Italian: matriarcale Norwegian: Bokmål: matriarkal, matriarkalsk Nynorsk: matriarkal, matriarkalsk Portuguese: matriarcal Spanish: matriarcal (es) Swedish: matriarkal (sv), matriarkalisk (sv)