matriarchate

English

Etymology

From matriarch +‎ -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/

Noun

matriarchate (plural matriarchates)

1. A matriarchal system or community. [from 19th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     Like Byron's seraglio, the boudoir is a matriarchate guarded by eunuchs […].

2. The position of a matriarch.

Usage notes

In the context of political science, this term would describe a kind of polity.

Translations

matriarchate

• Catalan: matriarcat m
• Danish: matriarkat
• Dutch: matriarchaat (nl) n
• Faroese: móðurveldi n
• Finnish: matriarkaatti (fi), äidinvalta
• French: matriarcat (fr) m
• Galician: matriarcado m
• German: Matriarchat (de) n
• Hindi: मातृसत्ता f (mātŕsattā)
• Icelandic: kvennaveldi (is) n, mæðraveldi n
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: matriarkat

  Nynorsk: matriarkat

• Portuguese: matriarcado (pt) m
• Romanian: matriarhat (ro) n
• Spanish: matriarcado (es) m
• Swedish: matriarkat (sv) n

See also

• patriarchate