ma·tri·ar·chate /ˈmetriˌɑrkət, ˌket/
女家長制社會
Ma·tri·ar·chate n. The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of government.
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matriarchate
n : a form of social organization in which a female is the
family head and title is traced through the female line
[syn: matriarchy]