matriarchy

/ˈmeɪ·triˌɑr·ki/ n [C]

Definition

› social studies a society in which women have most of the authority and power, or a society in which property belongs to women rather than men

(Definition of matriarchy n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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