matriarchal
adjective /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːkl/
/ˌmeɪtriˈɑːrkl/
- (of a society or system
) controlled by women rather than men; passing power, property, etc. from mother to daughter rather than from father to son社会或体制 母系的;母权的 - The animals live in matriarchal groups.
这些动物按母系群体生活。
Collocations DictionaryMatriarchal is used with these nouns:- society
- The animals live in matriarchal groups.