matriarch
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːk/ us/ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/
女家长;女族长
an old and powerful woman in a family, or the female leader of a society in which power passes from mother to daughter
Compare: patriarch (SOCIETY)
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