Associations to the word «Matriarchy»
Noun
Wiktionary
MATRIARCHY, noun. A social system in which the mother is head of household, having authority over men and children.
MATRIARCHY, noun. A system of government by females (particularly as a kind of polity).
MATRIARCHY, noun. The dominance of women in social or cultural systems.
Dictionary definition
MATRIARCHY, noun. A form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.