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matriarchy

🇬🇧 UK/'meitriɑ:ki/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A social system in which women, especially mothers, hold the primary authority in family and society.

母权制,女族长制

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
matrimother
+
archrule, govern, chief, leader
+
ycharacterized by
=matriarchy

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Some ancient societies practiced matriarchy where women held political and economic power.

  • 2.

    Anthropologists study matriarchy to understand gender roles in early human societies.

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