MATRIARCH

matriarch, materfamilias

(noun) a female head of a family or tribe

matriarch

(noun) a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

matriarch (plural matriarches)

A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

The dominant female in a family group of elephants

A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

Synonyms

• materfamilias

Antonyms

• highfather

• paterfamilias

• patriarch

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma"tri*arch, n. Etym: [L. mater mother + -arch.]

Definition: The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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