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Meanings of matriarchal in English

Characteristic of a matriarchy.

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Usage of matriarchal in English
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She grew up in a matriarchal Himalayan society that frowned on marriage.
The Irish Times
2
How then do I feel on the day of this matriarchal mourning?
Ebony
3
It is one of the last matrilineal and matriarchal societies on Earth.
BBC
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However, it's also true that matriarchal cultures are definitely more equitable.
Feminist dot com
5
Eventually a tiny, well-organised society emerged, matriarchal and shamanic but unrecorded until 477.
The Irish Times
6
Promising subplots never fully develop as the matriarchal battle so consumes the movie.
Reuters
7
His mother was a strong matriarchal presence & a good businesswoman.
The new yorker
8
When you're looking at failed fatherhood and strong matriarchal leadership.
Ebony
9
I wonder if they're grouped into matriarchal or patriarchal units.
Hula Done It?
10
I couldn't have wished for better matriarchal and patriarchal role-models.
The Irish Times
11
The camp, as may already have been inferred, enjoyed a matriarchal form of government.
Judith of the Plains
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She'd not be preoccupied with this jostling for matriarchal precedence.
Keeper: one house, three generations, and a journey into alzheim...
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MS: What came to you from your matriarchal lineage?
Feminist dot com
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This matriarchal age was characterized by the mysteries of the hunt, goddess worship, and cannibalism.
Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
15
She evokes a matriarchal society with no words in their language for rape or murder.
The Guardian
16
Was it possible the Skolsky Foundation had found evidence of a matriarchal society with women warriors?
The Lost Sisterhood
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