noun
- social systems in which women hold the primary power and predominant roles in political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property
Usage: plural of matriarchy
Examples
- Some anthropologists study ancient matriarchies where women ruled the tribes.
- The researcher compared different matriarchies across various cultures.
- In certain matriarchies, inheritance passes through the female line.
- Historical matriarchies often had goddesses as central religious figures.
- The book examines how matriarchies organized their political structures.
- Few true matriarchies have been documented in human history.