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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmatriarcato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mat.rjaʁˈka.to/
"Il concetto di matriarcato è stato ampiamente discusso in antropologia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A social system in which females, especially mothers, hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.
"Anthropologists discovered several historical societies that operated as a functioning matriarchy." - 2
A family, community, or state governed by women.
"The extended household was structured firmly as a matriarchy, guided entirely by the decisions of the eldest grandmother."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin mater (meaning 'mother') combined with the Greek arkhe (meaning 'rule' or 'government'). It entered the English language in the late 19th century by analogy with patriarchy, initially used within anthropological frameworks to describe societal structures where lineage and power are traced through maternal lines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Matriarchy" is said worldwide
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matriarcat
Transliteration: /mat.ʁjaʁ.ka/
"Certains anthropologues étudient l'histoire de la structure du matriarcat."
Matriarchat
Transliteration: /matʁi.aʁˈçaːt/
"Ein Matriarchat ist eine Gesellschaftsform, in der Frauen die vorherrschende Rolle innehaben."
matriarcato
Transliteration: /mat.rjaʁˈka.to/
"Il concetto di matriarcato è stato ampiamente discusso in antropologia."
matriarcado
Transliteration: /ma.tɾjaɾˈka.ðo/
"El matriarcado es una forma de organización social basada en la autoridad materna."
matriarcado
Transliteration: /ma.tɾjaɾˈka.du/
"O estudo do matriarcado revela novas perspectivas sobre sociedades antigas."
मातृसत्ता
Transliteration: matrisatta
"कुछ प्राचीन समाज मातृसत्ता पर आधारित थे।"
母系社会
Transliteration: mǔxì shèhuì
"人类学研究显示历史上曾存在母系社会。"
모계 사회
Transliteration: mogye sahoe
"그 사회는 전통적인 모계 사회의 특징을 가지고 있습니다."
母系制
Transliteration: bokeisei
"その文化には母系制の名残が見られます。"
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