matriarchy

• n. 母权制；女家长制；女族长制；母系氏族

1. a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

来自matriarch,女族长，-y,名词后缀。比喻用法。

1. That is due to the matriarchy of its society.

那是因为他们仍然是母系社会。

来自辞典例句

2. Thai's female worship dated back to the en of matriarchy.

泰民族对女性的崇拜源自母系社会时期人们的本能意识的升华.

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matriarchy (n.)

formed in English 1881 from matriarch + -y (4).