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Definition of Matriarchy
1. Noun. A form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line.
Generic synonyms: Social Organisation, Social Organization, Social Structure, Social System, Structure
Derivative terms: Matriarchal
Definition of Matriarchy
1. Noun. A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children. ¹
2. Noun. A system of government by females. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Matriarchy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Matriarchy
Literary usage of Matriarchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Parker Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"I shall, therefore, only note with reference to my theory of the origin of
Amazonian matriarchy that the line of remark is followed which, with the single ..."
2. Evolution by Atrophy in Biology and Sociology by Jean Demoor, Jean Massart, Emile Vandervelde (1899)
"The matriarchy.—Traces of the matriarchy, ie of the exogamous family of blood
relations through the mother, abound among the customs of the inhabitants of ..."
3. The Social Legislation of the Primitive Semites by Henry Schaeffer (1915)
"CHAPTER I matriarchy It is not in the plan of this book to give a detailed account
of the structure of primitive society. At the same time a knowledge of ..."
4. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"The utter misrepresentations of my theories of the origins of Civilisation, of
matriarchy, &c., in the review of Greek Folk-Poesy in your September issue ..."
5. Sohrab and Rustem: The Epic Theme of a Combat Between Father and Son; a by Murray Anthony Potter (1902)
"... who in nearly every case, if indeed not universally, live, or, at some previous
time, have lived, according to matriarchy.1 In the story of Elaine, ..."
6. Woman and Super-woman: A Trumpet Call to the Women of the Present Generation by Albert Sidney Raleigh (1916)
"matriarchy THE COMING FORM OF GOVERNMENT. In times past the form of government
has been some form of the Patriarchate. By this we do not necessarily mean ..."
7. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Of or pertaining to a matriarch or to matriarchy; relating to the superior ...
See matriarchy. The Indian tribes farther south are largely matriarchal, ..."
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