matriarch

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
2. (Northern-England) A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
3. A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.

Sinonieme

patriarch

ancestor

materfamilias

headman

interpreter

dowager

ancestress

precursor

ruler

mother figure

Vertalings

matriarche

matriarca

Matriarchin

matriarca

aartsmoeder

stamhoofd

رئيسة الأسرة

matriarch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmeɪtɹɪˌɑːk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Of Latin origin, via or reinforced by Old French matriarche, from Latin māter (“mother”) + -archa, -arches, from Ancient Greek -άρχης (-árkhēs), from ἀρχός (arkhós, “chief”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). By surface analysis, matri- + -arch.