matriarch

== English == === Etymology === Of Latin origin, via or reinforced by Old French matriarche, from Latin māter (“mother”) + -archa, -arches, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχός (arkhós, “chief”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). By surface analysis, matri- +‎ -arch. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtɹiɑɹk/ === Noun === matriarch (plural matriarchs) A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group. The dominant female in a family group of elephants. (chiefly Northern England) A strong and domineering older woman; a battle axe. A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise. ==== Synonyms ==== materfamilias ==== Antonyms ==== highfather paterfamilias patriarch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmaː.triˈɑrx/ Rhymes: -ɑrx === Noun === matriarch f (plural matriarchen, diminutive matriarchje n, masculine patriarch) matriarch ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ====