APA Dictionary of Psychology
matriarchy
- n.
- a society in which descent and inheritance is matrilineal, that is, traced through the female only. See unilateral descent. See also descent group.
- more loosely, a family, group, or society in which women are dominant. Compare patriarchy. —matriarchal adj.
Updated on 04/19/2018
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