matriarchal
Ruled by mothers
Matriarchal describes a family, society, or system in which women hold primary authority and power.
A matriarchal family has a woman—typically a mother or grandmother—as its head: The family was matriarchal; Grandma's word was final.
The term contrasts with patriarchal, where men hold dominant roles.
Profound admiring respect
- respectRegard with honor
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- elderSenior figure of authority
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
deference · esteem · admiration · reverence · recognition · tribute · dignity · regard
State of being a female parent
- caringShowing kind concern
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- protectiveServing to guard
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
supportive · guidance · upbringing · warmth · bonding · nourishing · fostering · tender
Female ancestors collectively
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
genealogy · clan · kinship · dynasty · progenitors · inheritance · lineage · roots
Bond among women
- feministGender equality proponent
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- suffragetteMilitant women's voting advocate
- gynocentricFocused on female experience
How authority is exercised
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
sovereignty · command · influence · control · headship · reign · supremacy · stewardship
veneration
Profound admiring respect
wisdom · deference · esteem · admiration · reverence · recognition · tribute · dignity · regard · acknowledgment
motherhood
State of being a female parent
- caringShowing kind concern
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- protectiveServing to guard
compassionate · supportive · guidance · upbringing · warmth · bonding · nourishing · fostering · tender · empathetic
foremothers
Female ancestors collectively
bloodline · genealogy · clan · kinship · dynasty · progenitors · inheritance · lineage · roots · origin
sisterhood
Bond among women
- feministGender equality proponent
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
- suffragetteMilitant women's voting advocate
governance
How authority is exercised
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- powerEnergy transfer rate
dominance · sovereignty · command · influence · control · headship · reign · supremacy · stewardship · queendom
- AmazonAmazon, river, Amazon River, Amazon rainforest, rainforest
- social adjectivessocial, societal, cultural, collective, communal
- civilizationsancient, medieval, modern, tribal, feudal
- work stylescollaborative, hierarchical, agile, flexible, structured
matriarchalpatriarchal
Male-authority based
patriarchic · male-dominated · patrilineal · paternal · paternalistic
matriarchalegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
non-hierarchical · gender-neutral · democratic · equalitarian · leaderless
- matriarchal societyFemale-dominated social order
matriarch, matriarchy, matriarchs, matriarchic, matriarchies