matriarchic
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or characteristic of a matriarchy: Describes societies, families, or systems where women, especially mothers, hold primary power, authority, and leadership.
- Having descent traced through the female line: Pertains to kinship systems where lineage, inheritance, and family name are passed down from mother to children.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The anthropologist studied a matriarchic society in which property was inherited by daughters.
- Their family structure is distinctly matriarchic, with the eldest woman making the major decisions.
- Some ancient cultures are believed to have had matriarchic social orders.
Advanced Usage
- "matriarchic system": A societal or familial structure organized under female authority.
- The tribe's matriarchic system ensured that clan leadership was always held by a woman.
- "matriarchic lineage": Descent traced exclusively through female ancestors.
- Tracing their matriarchic lineage was crucial for determining royal succession.
Variants and Related Words
- Matriarchy (n): A social system or family structure in which women hold the primary power.
- The concept of a matriarchy is often contrasted with a patriarchy.
- Matriarch (n): A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- The respected matriarch of the clan settled all disputes.
- Matrilineal (adj): Relating to or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.
- Their matrilineal inheritance customs are a key feature of their culture.
Synonyms
- Matrilineal: Tracing descent through the female line.
- Matrifocal: Centered on or dominated by the mother.
Antonyms
- Patriarchic: Relating to a system where men hold the primary power and descent is traced through the male line.
- Patrilineal: Tracing descent through the male line.
Adjective
- (of societies or families) having a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line