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matriarchy

matriarchy

n.

1. a society in which descent and inheritance is matrilineal, that is, traced through the female only. See unilateral descent. See also descent group.

2. more loosely, a family, group, or society in which women are dominant. Compare patriarchy. —matriarchal adj.

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