matriarch
/ˈmeɪtrɪɑːk/noun
1- a woman who is the head of a family or tribe女家长; 女族长。
1.1
- an older woman who is powerful within a family or organization有威望的女长者; 女负责人：
a domineering matriarch.
盛气凌人的女负责人。
派生词
matriarchal
/ˌmeɪtrɪˈɑːkəl/ adjectivematriarchate
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin mater 'mother', on the false analogy of patriarch.