matriarchic
Led by women
Matriarchic describes a social system or family structure in which women, especially mothers, hold primary authority and power.
The term applies to societies where lineage and inheritance pass through the female line, or to any group where women dominate decision-making: The tribe maintained a matriarchic structure for centuries.
Interchangeable with matriarchal.
State of being a female parent
- maternityState of being pregnant
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- caringShowing kind concern
- protectiveServing to guard
caregiver · guidance · upbringing · bonding · devotion · fostering · supportive · warmth
Ability to direct others
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
command · sovereignty · influence · control · hegemony · supremacy · ascendancy · regime
motherhood
State of being a female parent
protective · caregiver · guidance · upbringing · bonding · devotion · fostering · supportive · warmth · tenderness
leadership
Ability to direct others
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- powerEnergy transfer rate
rule · command · sovereignty · influence · control · hegemony · supremacy · ascendancy · regime · jurisdiction
descent
Downward slope or lineage
heritage · forebears · progenitors · dynasty · clan · kindred · kinship · inheritance · pedigree · roots
matriarchicpatriarchal
Male-authority based
patriarchic · male-dominated · paternal · patrilineal · paternalistic
- matriarchal societyFemale-dominated social order