matriarcal
French, adjective/ma.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/
matriarcal is spelled M-A-T-R-I-A-R-C-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 26 million words in written French, the 162,920th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Matriarcal is a French adjective meaning “matriarchal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au matriarcat, aux sociétés ou le pouvoir (la terre) est détenu par les femmes”.
What does matriarcal mean in English?
adjective
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matriarchal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au matriarcat, aux sociétés ou le pouvoir (la terre) est détenu par les femmes. 2. Dominé par les femelles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of matriarcal
- matriarcale feminine
- matriarcaux masculine plural
- matriarcales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce matriarcal?
- /ma.tʁi.jaʁ.kal/
- \ma.tʁi.jaʁ.kal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to matriarcal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is matriarcal in French?
matriarcal appears about once in every 26 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).