matriot
matriot noun: a patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values.
Noun (1)
matriot (plural matriots)
- A patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values.
- Nor muſt it be forgot that the Scheme of a worthy matriot, and ſtrongly ſupported, though in vain, by moſt of the Gentlemen, who lately ſeceded, for reducing Intereſt to 3 per Cent.1739, Benjamin Robins, An Address to the Electors, and Other Free Subjects of Great Britain, Occasion'd by the Late Secession. In which is Contain'd a Particular Account of All Our Negociations with...
- A matriot loves his or her country but does not buy such exploitive slogans as “My country, right or wrong.”2006, Cindy Sheehan, Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey through Heartache to Activism, page 213
- A female who loves or celebrates the influence of women upon society.
- One who advocates for maternal or nurturing causes such as human rights, universal healthcare, the eradication of poverty, etc.
- Men, who are in touch with the matriot inside of them, have also been important to the cause of eradicating war.2008, Edwin Mayorga, Bree Picower, Seth Rader, Camouflaged, page 77
- The matriot fights not only for the rights of a particular group (she transcends "woman") but also against economic and social privilege.2015, Clemens Spahr, A Poetics of Global Solidarity
Noun (2) capitalized: Matriot
Matriot (plural Matriots)
- Alternative letter-case form of matriot.
Examples of matriot in a sentence
- She was a matriot, and loved our country , though she thought the men who ruled were all gesture and no effect .2011, Alice Walker, The Temple of My Familiar:
- So a matriot loves the motherland, and the motherland is the land.2017, David Stephen Calonne, Conversations with Gary Snyder:
- Matriots would do anything to stop killing as a way to solve problems.2020, Sharon A. Buttry, Daniel L. Buttry, Daughters of Rizpah:
- Most importantly, he was, as I will say further on, "a quiet rebel and a matriot."2019, Georges Sioui, Eatenonha: Native Roots of Modern Democracy:
Forms of matriot
| plural | matriots |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Matriot |
| plural | Matriots |
Origin of matriot
A feminine form of patriot. First use appears c. 1739. See cite below.
Words formed from matriot
Questions about matriot
- What does matriot mean?
- Matriot means a patriot who is female or who embraces feminine values.
- How do you use matriot in a sentence?
- She was a matriot, and loved our country , though she thought the men who ruled were all gesture and no effect .
- What part of speech is matriot?
- Matriot is a noun.
- What is the plural of matriot?
- The plural of matriot is matriots.
Words near matriot in the dictionary
Source and license
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