matriarchal
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English matriarch Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English matriarchal From matriarch + -al.
- Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
- Governed by females, rather than by males.