matriarch

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmeɪtrɪˌɑːk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmeɪtriɑrk/

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Noun

Singular matriarch

Plural matriarchs

1. (countable) A matriarch is a female leader of a family, tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

Related words

• patriarch