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The definition of a matriarch is a woman who is a head of a family, or is a powerful mother figure.

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Rose Kennedy was an example of a matriarch.

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See matriarch in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a mother who rules her family or tribe; specif., a woman who is head of a matriarchy
a highly respected elderly woman

Origin: matri- + -arch

Related Forms:

matriarchal adjective

See matriarch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe.
A woman who dominates a group or an activity.
A highly respected woman who is a mother.

Related Forms:

maˌtri·arˈchal (-ärˈkəl), maˌtri·arˈchic (-ärˈkĭk) adjective

maˌtri·arˈchal·ism noun

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