# matriarchal

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #69,233

## Definitions
1. Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch.
2. Governed by females, rather than by males.

## Etymology
From matriarch + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/matriarchal