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Definition of: matriarch
(mā′trē·ärk) noun
A woman holding the position corresponding to that of a patriarch in her family or tribe. [<MATRI- + (PATRI)ARCH]
—ma′tri·ar′chal adjective
—ma′tri·ar′chal·ism noun
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