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Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.
Hanna Rosin

Meaning of "matriarchy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATRIARCHY

matriarchy  [ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATRIARCHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Matriarchy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATRIARCHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

matriarchy

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 matriarchy in the English dictionary

The definition of matriarchy in the dictionary is a form of social organization in which a female is head of the family or society, and descent and kinship are traced through the female line. Other definition of matriarchy is any society dominated by women.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MATRIARCHY


Abnaki
æbˈnɑːkɪ
darkie
ˈdɑːkɪ
darky
ˈdɑːkɪ
endarchy
ˈendˌɑːkɪ
hagiarchy
ˈhæɡɪˌɑːkɪ
hierarchy
ˈhaɪəˌrɑːkɪ
holarchy
ˈhəʊlˌɑːkɪ
Iraqi
ɪˈrɑːkɪ
kaki
ˈkɑːkɪ
Kawasaki
ˌkɑːwəˈsɑːkɪ
khaki
ˈkɑːkɪ
Nagasaki
ˌnɑːɡəˈsɑːkɪ
navarchy
ˈnævˌɑːkɪ
patriarchy
ˈpeɪtrɪˌɑːkɪ
polyarchy
ˈpɒlɪˌɑːkɪ
saki
ˈsɑːkɪ
sparky
ˈspɑːkɪ
Starkey
ˈstɑːkɪ
triarchy
ˈtraɪɑːkɪ
Yamasaki
ˌjæməˈsɑːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATRIARCHY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATRIARCHY

absolute monarchy
anarchy
autarchy
chiliarchy
churchy
constitutional monarchy
diarchy
Dual Monarchy
eparchy
ethnarchy
heptarchy
heterarchy
limited monarchy
monarchy
nomarchy
oligarchy
phylarchy
squirarchy
starchy
tetrarchy
trierarchy

Synonyms and antonyms of matriarchy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «matriarchy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATRIARCHY

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

Translator English - Chinese

母权制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matriarcado
570 millions of speakers

English

matriarchy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

matriarchy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النظام الأمومي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

матриархат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matriarcado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃশাসিত সমাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matriarcat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Matriarki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Matriarchat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女家長制度
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모계 사회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Matriarki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mâu hệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

matriarchy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मातृसत्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anaerki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

matriarcato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matriarchat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

матріархат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

matriarhat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μητριαρχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

matriarchie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matriarchy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matriarkat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of matriarchy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRIARCHY»

The term «matriarchy» is regularly used and occupies the 76.655 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATRIARCHY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «MATRIARCHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word matriarchy.
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Stefano Gabbana
We don't think only men can be powerful and strong. Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power.
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Hanna Rosin
Because women have been marginalised, they're more likely to behave like immigrants and continue to push themselves forward in order to avoid falling through the cracks, but I don't think a happy ending comes from matriarchy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATRIARCHY»

Discover the use of matriarchy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to matriarchy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Myth, Matriarchy and Modernity: Johann Jakob Bachofen in ...
The work of the Swiss theorist of matriarchy, Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815–1887), has been highly influential, and this book shows how the interpretation of his legacy became a battleground for conflicts about modernity, myth, race and ...
Peter Davies, 2010
2
Matriarchy, Patriarchy, and Imperial Security in Africa: ...
Matriarchy, Patriarchy and Imperial Security in Africa will appeal to professionals and students of imperial and world history, international security and conflict resolution, development, globalization, and gender studies.
Marsha R. Robinson, 2012
3
Re-Inventing Africa: Matriarchy, Religion and Culture
Culture for 500 years
Ifi Amadiume, 1997
4
Women at the Center: Life in a Modern Matriarchy
Women at the Center leaves the reader with a solid sense of the respect for women that permeates Minangkabau culture, and gives new life to the concept of matriarchy.
Peggy Reeves Sanday, 2003
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Love, Sexuality and Matriarchy: About Gender
Collects the renowned psychoanalyst's lectures and writings on problematic relations between men and women known as "guerrilla war" that have been in existence for some six thousand years. Reprint.
Erich Fromm, Rainer Funk, 1999
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Into the Hearts of the Amazons: In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
Into the Hearts of the Amazons is part rousing travel adventure through a little-known world and part popular ethnography, exploring how Zapotec women earned their legendary status in a remote corner of southern Mexico.
Tom DeMott, 2006
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Life in the Matriarchy
During her journey she comes across oral traditions, whose contents are being worked out by her in this book.
Lena Birkthal, 2010
8
The Coming Matriarchy: How Women Will Gain the Balance of Power
Identifies the instances in which women are becoming more powerful and predicts how these trends will change society
Elizabeth Nickles, 1982
9
Black Atlantic Religion: Tradition, Transnationalism, and ...
Tradition, Transnationalism, and Matriarchy in the Afro-Brazilian Candomble J. Lorand Matory. How did the “cult matriarchate” (Landes 1947) become the l of legitimate practice among scholarly observers and govern)nsors in Brazil? argue  ...
J. Lorand Matory, 2009
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The Men of Matriarchy: Book One - A Few More Good Funerals, ...
Together, the two books are an accurate and detailed account of life in East Texas.
Tony Martin, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATRIARCHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term matriarchy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patriotism Is the World's Largest and Most Dangerous Cult
On top of all of this, patriotism also goes well with patriarchy, the very opposite of matriarchy. Now, although matriarchy may be a European ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
2
Anatomy Of The Female Antihero
She's despicable, but we forgive Toni, because her mom's a real "c" and, hey, she's just clinging desperately to the last strands of the matriarchy ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Behind Amartya Sen's outburst: An old man's old tricks to grab …
Further, there was the beneficial effect of matriarchy and matriliny among the main Hindu jatis, which led to the economic independence of ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire Re-imagined as a Matriarchy
Basically, no one would have had a valid reason to overthrow the Targaryen dynasty if Westeros had been written as a matriarchy. Prince ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Ramadan Thoughts On Muslimness and Indigeneity
... the literature, the myths, the culture, the politics, the matriarchy… You know, performing Indigeneity with more than my writings about identity. «Patheos, Jul 15»
6
Recent movie reviews
... dramatically satisfying demolition derby that pits the matriarchy against the patriarchy while standing as the action film to beat for the summer, ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Burger Friday: Summertime nostalgia reigns at Minnetonka Drive In
In keeping with the midcentury matriarchy of it all, the Papa Burger – sorry, the Minnetonka Twin – remains the menu's signature item, and with ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Why Changing My Last Name When I Get Married Won't Make Me …
I grew up proud of that fact, calling my family a matriarchy. So when the question of whether or not to change my name came up during the ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
9
The Moynihan Report Is Turning 50. Its Ideas on Black Poverty Were …
Moynihan, worried about the pernicious effects of “matriarchy,” even advocated taking jobs away from black women to give them to black men. «In These Times, Jun 15»
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TV and Radio
... on the Side), and he manages to have the tear-jerking storyline and the hardy matriarchy somehow make sense when they are put together. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»

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