matriarchate
UK/ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/
matriarchate noun: a matriarchal system or community.
Noun
matriarchate (plural matriarchates)
- A matriarchal system or community.
- The fact that in most lands the moon was originally a female deity has led many historians to dispute the superiority of the moon over the sun in ancient mythology. In putting forth this argument they overlook one important and significant factor: the existence of a matriarchate preceding the...1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 15
- Like Byron's seraglio, the boudoir is a matriarchate guarded by eunuchs […].1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
- The position of a matriarch.
matriarchate meaning in Hindi
matriarchate in Hindi
- matriarchate
- मातृसत्ता mātŕsattā
Forms of matriarchate
| plural | matriarchates |
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Origin of matriarchate
From matriarch + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office), modeled after patriarchate.
Questions about matriarchate
- What does matriarchate mean?
- Matriarchate means a matriarchal system or community.
- What is matriarchate in Hindi?
- Matriarchate in Hindi is मातृसत्ता (mātŕsattā). See Matriarchate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is matriarchate?
- Matriarchate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce matriarchate?
- Matriarchate is pronounced /ˈmeɪtɹiɑːkət/ (UK).
- What is the plural of matriarchate?
- The plural of matriarchate is matriarchates.
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