Matriarchal

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  matriarchal \ma`tri*ar"chal\, a.
     Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch or
     matriarchs; as, a matriarchal society.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  matriarchal
       adj : characteristic of a matriarchy [ant: {patriarchal}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "matriarchal":
     absolute, aristocratic, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous,
     bureaucratic, civic, civil, constitutional, democratic, despotic,
     dictatorial, fascist, federal, federalist, federalistic,
     governmental, gubernatorial, heteronomous, matriarchic, monarchal,
     monarchial, monarchic, monocratic, official, oligarchal,
     oligarchic, parliamentarian, parliamentary, patriarchal,
     patriarchic, pluralistic, political, republican, self-governing,
     theocratic, totalitarian