matriarchate
/ˈmeɪtriˌɑrkeɪt/
noun
- A social system or community ruled by a woman or women, especially mothers; a matriarchy.
- The ancient society was a matriarchate where women held all political power.
- Some historians argue that certain prehistoric cultures were matriarchates.
- The novel imagines a future matriarchate on a distant planet.
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