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Matriarchate

Ma′tri-ar′chate

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Noun.
The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.

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matriarchate

matriarchate

English

Noun

matriarchate (plural matriarchates)

  1. matriarchy

Usage notes

In the context of political science, this term would describe a kind of polity.

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