matriarchal

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ A matriarchal society, family, or system is one in which the rulers are female and power or property is passed from mother to daughter. (社會(huì)、家庭或制度)母系的; 母權(quán)的
...the 3,000 years of the matriarchal Sumerian society. ...囌美爾人3000年的母系社會(huì)歷史。
2. ADJ If you describe a woman as matriarchal, you mean that she has authority and power within her family or group. (家庭或團(tuán)躰中的女性)掌權(quán)的; 統(tǒng)領(lǐng)的[usu ADJ n]
...the matriarchal figure of his grandmother. ...他祖母那一家之長(zhǎng)的形象。