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One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
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Meaning of "matriarchal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATRIARCHAL

matriarchal  [ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑːkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATRIARCHAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matriarchal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MATRIARCHAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

matriarchal

Matriarchy

A matriarchy is a social organizational form in which the mother or oldest female heads the family. Descent and relationship are determined through the female line. It is also government or rule by a woman or women. While those definitions apply in general English, definitions specific to the disciplines of anthropology and feminism differ in some respects. Most anthropologists hold that there are no known societies that are unambiguously matriarchal, but some authors believe that exceptions are possible, some of them in the past. Matriarchies may also be confused with matrilineal, matrilocal, and matrifocal societies. A few people consider any non-patriarchal system to be matriarchal, thus including genderally equalitarian systems, but most academics exclude them from matriarchies strictly defined. In 19th century Western scholarship, the hypothesis of matriarchy representing an early stage of human development—now mostly lost in prehistory, with the exception of some so-called primitive societies—enjoyed popularity.

Definition of matriarchal in the English dictionary

The first definition of matriarchal in the dictionary is being one in which the rulers are female and power or property is passed from mother to daughter. Other definition of matriarchal is being one in which women are more powerful or important than men. Matriarchal is also having authority and power within her family or group.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATRIARCHAL


anarchal
ænˈɑːkəl
asparkle
əˈspɑːkəl
darkle
ˈdɑːkəl
debacle
deɪˈbɑːkəl
diarchal
daɪˈɑːkəl
dyarchal
daɪˈɑːkəl
exarchal
ɛksˈɑːkəl
farnarkel
ˈfɑːnɑːkəl
heptarchal
hɛpˈtɑːkəl
hierarchal
ˌhaɪərˈɑːkəl
monarchal
mɒˈnɑːkəl
oligarchal
ˌɒlɪˈɡɑːkəl
outsparkle
ˌaʊtˈspɑːkəl
patriarchal
ˌpeɪtrɪˈɑːkəl
perisarcal
ˌpɛrɪˈsɑːkəl
sparkle
ˈspɑːkəl
squirarchal
ˈskwaɪərɑːkəl
squirearchal
ˌskwaɪərˈɑːkəl
Trakl
ˈtrɑːkəl
trierarchal
ˈtraɪəˌrɑːkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATRIARCHAL

matriarch
matriarchalism
matriarchate
matriarchic
matriarchies
matriarchy
matric
matrices
matricidal
matricide
matriclinic
matriclinous
matricula
matriculant
matricular
matriculate
matriculation
matriculator
matriculatory
matrifocal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATRIARCHAL

acronychal
chal
conchal
epochal
Funchal
hemistichal
hexastichal
Hexateuchal
monachal
nuchal
paschal
Pentateuchal
rhonchal
seneschal
stomachal
tetrastichal
trochal
Uttaranchal

Synonyms and antonyms of matriarchal in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «matriarchal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATRIARCHAL

Find out the translation of matriarchal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of matriarchal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «matriarchal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matriarcal
570 millions of speakers

English

matriarchal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृसत्तात्मक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أمومي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матриархальная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matriarcal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃতান্ত্রিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matriarcale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Matriarchal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

matriarchalisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女家長の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matriarchal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế độ mẫu hệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்வழியைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृसत्ताक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anaerkil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matriarcale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matriarchalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матриархальная
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

matriarhală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μητριαρχική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

matriargale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matriarkaliska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matriarkalsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matriarchal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRIARCHAL»

The term «matriarchal» is regularly used and occupies the 73.372 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRIARCHAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about matriarchal

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4 QUOTES WITH «MATRIARCHAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word matriarchal.
1
Roseanne Barr
Growing up in a Jewish matriarchal world inside the patriarchal paradise of Salt Lake City, Utah, gave me increased perspective on gender issues, as it also did my gay brother and my lesbian sister. Our younger sister is the perfect Jewish-American wife and mother, and is fiercely proud of that fact.
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Cherie Lunghi
I come from a strong matriarchal line. I was raised by Gypsy, her sister, Mary, and my maternal grandmother. The result of not having my father live with us meant that, when it came to understanding the opposite sex, it was like working without a map.
3
Eden Riegel
One of the first major storylines that 'All My Children' featured was Erica Kane, a rebellious daughter, and her mother, sort of a matriarchal type, who was trying to guide her daughter to a safer place.
4
James Wolcott
It isn't that NPR is matriarchal but that it has dedicated itself to not being patriarchal in its outlook and presentation, stipulating from the outset that its headline voices would not resound across the fruited plains from big male bags of air sent from Mount Olympus.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATRIARCHAL»

Discover the use of matriarchal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matriarchal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gentlemen and Amazons: The Myth of Matriarchal Prehistory, ...
Eller tells the stories these men told, analyzes the gendered assumptions they made, and describes the moral lessons they drew from the presumed existence of prehistoric matriarchies.
Cynthia Eller, 2011
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The myth of matriarchal prehistory: why an invented past ...
Relying on matriarchal myth in the face of the evidence that challenges its veracity leaves feminists open to charges of vacuousness and irrelevance that we cannot afford to court. And the gendered stereotypes upon which matriarchal myth ...
Cynthia Eller, 2000
3
Dancing Goddess: Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic
Utilizes theory, history, and criticism, to examine matriarchal art and its correlation to women's spirituality
Heide Gottner-Abendro, 1991
4
The Mothers The Matriarchal Theory Of Social Origins
1931. Contents: Social Relations Among Animals; Motherhood and Human Origins; The Rule of Exogamy; Matrilocal Marriage; The Maternal Clan; Primitive Economic Conditions; The Position of Women in Matriarchal Societies; Primitive Sex ...
Robert Briffault, 2004
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Doctrine of the Priesthood Vol 8 No. 3 - The Matriarchal ...
William S. Harwell. and Queen, the anointed husband and wife. In this order the parents literally stand as God and Goddess to their own family kingdom. The Prophet Joseph had chosen for his Queen the elect lady Emma — just as Joseph  ...
William S. Harwell
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Womanism Against Socially-Constructed Matriarchal Images: A ...
In essence, the Negro community has been forced into a matriarchal structure, which, because it is too out of line with the rest ofthe American society, seriously retards the progress of the group as a whole, and imposes a crushing burden on  ...
MarKeva Gwendolyn Hill, 2012
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Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective
Although this structure is universal, each matriarchal society gave it a different reality. Matriarchal art is, therefore, "diversity in unity, in which the unity is not dogmatic, the diversity not subjective" (1986, 81-82,86-88). Third, matriarchal art  ...
Hilde Hein, Carolyn C. Korsmeyer, 1993
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Art and Its Significance: An Anthology of Aesthetic Theory, ...
Heide Gottner-abendroth Nine Principles of a Matriarchal Aesthetic* The principles of a matriarchal aesthetic can easily be derived from my description of matriarchal art of the past. But a matriarchal aesthetic is not a retreat into the distant past ...
Stephen David Ross, 1994
9
Basque Gender Studies
CENTRAL to the cultural concept of female power in the Basque context is the assumption of a matriarchal tradition, rooted in the past (when women reigned mystically through goddess religions), and extended through myth into the present.
Margaret Bullen, 2003
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Fairy Tales and Feminism: New Approaches
In the 1980s feminists such as Heide Gottner-Abendroth, Sonja Riittner-Cova, and Gertrud Jungblut reappropriated the genre from its male collectors and editors by looking to the fairy tale for evidence of prehistoric matriarchal myths.
Donald Haase, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATRIARCHAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matriarchal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Female Genital Mutilation Is A U.S. Problem, Too
... once considered the guardians of the tradition of mutilation, can be educated about its harms and become a matriarchal force in ending it. «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»
2
Offutt makes guest appearance on 'The Dead Files'
“I wrote a novella, which is a long short story, over Christmas and it's about matriarchal cannibal Nazis,” Offutt said. “It's a horror and humor story ... «Maryville Daily Forum, Jul 15»
3
The Scene of the Crime is the Story in Gillen and Francia's 'Mercury …
Also inhabiting these pages are matriarchal AI Grapevine, playing the authority figure role (I'll be surprised if she never pulls the local ... «ComicsAlliance, Jul 15»
4
Test Drive: 2015 Dodge Durango R/T
Galina “Red” Reznikov is a matriarchal character on the hit Netflix television series, Orange is the New Black. Although a wife and mother in her ... «Autos.ca, Jul 15»
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He has been told about the matriarchal and the patriarchal ways but seems happiest when hopping and skipping on the middle path, often ... «Google, Jul 15»
6
The Wilds welcomes several new babies, including one Sunday
This species has a matriarchal social structure where a dominant female leads the herd. A male and two female Bactrian deer fawns were born ... «NBC4i.com, Jul 15»
7
Adele Silva set to make first appearance with Ben Faulks in Hollyoaks
The matriarchal barmaid of The Dog In The Pond (played by Helen Pearson, 55) hatches a devious plan of subterfuge and financial temptation, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Are we alone? SF is as sure a guide as any
... an expedition discovers that the intelligent aliens on the planet they're exploring are matriarchal, and that every female member of this alien ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Children's care frustrates First Nations
... find alternative residences for people's children before other agencies become involved - what she terms a traditional, "matriarchal" approach ... «Regina Leader-Post, Jul 15»
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ARTSites features public art throughout Monument, Palmer Lake
"Matriarchal Moon Creature," by Reven Marie Swanson, Denver; location: Santa Fe Trailhead off Second Street, Monument. 5. "Evolution of ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»

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