English

Noun

matriarch ‎(plural matriarchs)

1. A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
   1. The dominant female in a family group of elephants
2. A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

Synonyms

• materfamilias

Antonyms

• highfather
• paterfamilias
• patriarch

Related terms

• matron
• matrimony, matrimonial
• maternal

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

matriarch f ‎(plural matriarchen, diminutive matriarchje n, masculine patriarch)

1. matriarch

Related terms

• matriarchaal
• matriarchie
• matrimoniaal
• matrimonie