matriarchal

== English == === Alternative forms === matriarchial === Etymology === From matriarch + -al. === Adjective === matriarchal (comparative more matriarchal, superlative most matriarchal) Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch. Governed by females, rather than by males. ==== Synonyms ==== matriarchial matriarchic ==== Coordinate terms ==== patriarchal ==== Derived terms ==== matriarchalism matriarchally ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====