'Matriarchate' definitions:
Definition of 'matriarchate'
(from WordNet)
noun
A form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line [syn: matriarchy, matriarchate]
Definition of 'Matriarchate'
From: GCIDE
- Matriarchate \Ma"tri*ar"chate\, n. The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government. [1913 Webster]