Matriarchy (noun)
may-tree-ar-kee
a family, society, community, or state governed by women.
First recorded in 1880–85; matri- + -archy
Example sentences
“Delphi was the seat of an ancient oracle for 1000 years, chosen from the woman peasants in town, a practice that nods to early Greek society being a matriarchy.”
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