Meanings
adjectivematriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal)
comparative more matriarchal · superlative most matriarchal · alternative matriarchial
- Governed by females, rather than by males.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Englishmatriarch
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmatriarchal
Translations
Catalan matriarcal
- matriarcalgoverned by a matriarch
Danish matriarkal, matriarkalsk
- matriarkalgoverned by a matriarch
- matriarkalskgoverned by a matriarch
Dutch matriarchaal
- matriarchaalgoverned by a matriarch
Esperanto matriarka
- matriarkagoverned by a matriarch
French matriarcal
- matriarcalgoverned by a matriarch
German matriarchal, matriarchalisch
- matriarchalgoverned by a matriarch
- matriarchalischgoverned by a matriarch
- matriarchischgoverned by a matriarch
Hindi मातृसत्ता
- मातृसत्ता (mātŕsattā)governed by a matriarch
Irish matrarcach
- matrarcachgoverned by a matriarch
Italian matriarcale
- matriarcalegoverned by a matriarch
Norwegian Bokmål matriarkal, matriarkalsk
- matriarkalgoverned by a matriarch
- matriarkalskgoverned by a matriarch
Portuguese matriarcal
- matriarcalgoverned by a matriarch
Spanish matriarcal
- matriarcalgoverned by a matriarch
Swedish matriarkal, matriarkalisk
- matriarkalgoverned by a matriarch
- matriarkaliskgoverned by a matriarch
Cite this entry
APA
matriarchal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriarchal
MLA
“matriarchal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriarchal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matriarchal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matriarchal.
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