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matriarchal

matriarchal adjective: governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.

Adjective

matriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal)

  1. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
  2. Governed by females, rather than by males.

matriarchal meaning in Hindi

matriarchal in Hindi

governed by a matriarch
मातृसत्ता mātŕsattā

Synonyms of matriarchal

Forms of matriarchal

comparativemore matriarchal
superlativemost matriarchal
alternative formmatriarchial

Origin of matriarchal

From matriarch + -al.

Words formed from matriarchal

Questions about matriarchal

What does matriarchal mean?
Matriarchal means governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
What is matriarchal in Hindi?
Matriarchal in Hindi is मातृसत्ता (mātŕsattā). See Matriarchal meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is matriarchal?
Matriarchal is an adjective.

Words near matriarchal in the dictionary

  1. matreshki
  2. matress
  3. matresses
  4. matri-
  5. matriarch
  6. matriarchal
  7. matriarchalism
  8. matriarchally
  9. matriarchate
  10. matriarchates
  11. matriarchial

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