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matriarch noun[ C ] uk /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːk/ us /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/ a powerful woman in a family : 女家长;女族长 The matriarch of the Smyth family was Margaret. Irene, the 47-year-old matriarch of the family, was found alone in the kitchen. the female leader of a society in which power passes from mother to daughter She is a farm wife, a humble but fulfilled matriarch with a lot of kids. Kwong Siu-hing, the family matriarch, was appointed a non-executive director and chairman. He was the eldest of 11 children born to an English barrister and an Irish matriarch. She is the stuff empires are built on, the matriarch of old. Who is the prized Lavinia, eventual matriarch of Rome? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Family: relations in general anti-family aunt auntie baby daddy baby mama family man father fatherhood filial filially kinship kinsman kinswoman kith and kin long-lost relationship relative removed second cousin sib
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matriarch | American Dictionary matriarch noun[ C ] us/ˈmeɪ·triˌɑrk/ a powerful and usually older woman in charge of a family, or the female leader of a society in which women hold power
matriarchal adjectiveus/ˌmeɪ·triˈɑr·kəl/ a matriarchal society |