matriarch
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of Latin origin, via or reinforced by Old French matriarche, from Latin māter (“mother”) + -archa, -arches, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχός (arkhós, “chief”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). By surface analysis, matri- + -arch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]matriarch (plural matriarchs)
- A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
- The dominant female in a family group of elephants
- A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
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[edit]a female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group
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Dutch
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Noun
[edit]matriarch f (plural matriarchen, diminutive matriarchje n, masculine patriarch)
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- en:Elephants
- en:Female people
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