matriarkat

Danish

Etymology

From matriark +‎ -at, modeled after patriarkat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [matʁiɑˈkæˀd]

Noun

matriarkat c

  1. A matriarchal system. Form of social organization in which the exercise of power lies with the mother as the head of the family or clan, and where inheritance and kinship are counted in the female line
  2. A society dominated by female values.

References

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