matriarchy
/ˈmeɪtriɑːki/noun
उच्चारण मेट्रिआर्की
मातृसत्ता
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a social system in which women have most of the power; a society in which property passes through the mother
मातृसत्ता
- The Khasi society is a matriarchy.
- Meghalaya's Garo community is often described as a matriarchy.
- The anthropologist spent a year studying a matriarchy in north-east India.
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- In a matriarchy, the family name and property pass down the female line.
- The book compares a matriarchy with a patriarchy.
Synonyms matriarchate female-led society
Opposite patriarchy
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A woman who is the head of a family is a matriarch; a man a patriarch; descent traced through the mother matrilineal; through the father patrilineal.
परिवार की मुखिया स्त्री matriarch; पुरुष patriarch; माता से वंश matrilineal (मातृवंशीय); पिता से patrilineal।
General knowledge
The Khasi and Garo communities of Meghalaya follow a matrilineal system, in which property passes to the youngest daughter among the Khasis.
मेघालय के खासी और गारो समुदाय मातृवंशीय व्यवस्था अपनाते हैं, जिसमें खासियों में संपत्ति सबसे छोटी बेटी को जाती है।