matriarchy, matriarchate
(noun) a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
Source: WordNet® 3.1
matriarchate (plural matriarchates)
A matriarchal system or community. [from 19th c.]
The position of a matriarch.
In the context of political science, this term would describe a kind of polity.
Source: Wiktionary
Ma"tri*ar"chate, n.
Definition: The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 January 2025
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
