Found 2 items, similar to matriarchate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: matriarchate matriarchate n : a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line [syn: matriarchy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Matriarchate Matriarchate \Ma"tri*ar"chate\, n. The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government. [1913 Webster]