[DOC] [TLE] Matriarchy - Wikipedia [PAR] Matriarchy is a social system in which females hold primary power, predominate 
in roles of ... A matriarchy is a society in which females, especially mothers, have 
the .... By contrast, gyncocracy, meaning 'rule of women', has been in use since 
the .... The term matricentric means 'having a mother as head of the family or... [DOC] [TLE] 6 Modern Societies Where Women Literally Rule | Mental Floss [PAR] Jan 29, 2016 ... In Minangkabau society, women usually rule the domestic realm while the men 
take the ... Each clan is made up of extended family, and the clan is determined 
through the mother/females. .... Everything is being turned on its head. ... *
Correction, the word matriarchy is used, but only to define the word. As far... [DOC] [TLE] Matriarchy | Define Matriarchy at Dictionary.com [PAR] Matriarchy definition, a family, society, community, or state governed by women. 
... Examples; Word Origin ... organization in which the mother is head of the family
, and in which descent is reckoned in the female ... Some tribes were endogamic, 
and there matriarchy was the rule, descent being traced through the female line. [DOC] [TLE] Matriarch - definition of matriarch by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Define matriarch. matriarch synonyms, matriarch pronunciation, matriarch 
translation, ... 3. A highly respected woman who is a mother.... ... Word / Article ... (
Anthropology & Ethnology) the female head of a tribe or family, esp in a 
matriarchy .... of, like, ruled by etc a matriarch or matriarchs. a matriarchal society 
(= a society... [DOC] [TLE] Matriarch | Definition of Matriarch by Merriam-Webster [PAR] Define matriarch: a woman who controls a family, group, or government ... group, 
or state; specifically : a mother who is head and ruler of her family and 
descendants ... It isn't certain that a true matriarchal society has ever existed, so 
matriarchy is ... The Latin word mater, meaning mother, gives us the root mater 
or matr. [DOC] [TLE] matrilineal society | sociology | Britannica.com [PAR] Matrilineal society, also called matriliny, group adhering to a kinship system in 
which ... norms and practices within the framework of the matrilineal puzzle, a 
term that was ... is that the essential family unit consists of father, mother, and 
children. .... men and women have certain natural functions in life, with men as 
heads. [DOC] [TLE] matriarchal - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com [PAR] You can describe your family as matriarchal if it is full of strong women, headed 
by your feisty grandmother. A group or society is matriarchal when it is run by 
women. ... The word comes from the Greek matr, "mother," and archein, "to rule. 
... a female as the family head or having descent traced through the female line. [DOC] [TLE] Matriarchy - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] The word matriarchy derives from the Greek words matr (mother) and archein (
to rule). ... Sanday argued that this society is a modern matriarchy defined not in 
polar ... ("mother") and arch ("beginning, origin") rather than archein (rule) (
Vonier 2007) ... In a Nair family, among all the women at home, the eldest mother 
would... [DOC] [TLE] matriarchy facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Matriarchy is usually defined as a political system in which women are the 
dominant ... in which men are the exclusive or primary heads of families, social 
groups, ... one early social formation was a family which traced descent through 
the mother, .... and Society argued specifically that myths and legends about 
female rule... [DOC] [TLE] Feminist Perspectives on Reproduction and the Family (Stanford ... [PAR] Nov 6, 2004 ... The division of labor in traditional families constrains women's opportunities and 
freedoms in the wider society. .... They have shown that, in poor countries, when 
development aid is given to male rather than female heads of household, .... 
These feminists would abolish state-defined marriage altogether and... [DOC]

Question: This term refers to a society ruled by women or to a family with a mother at the head
Answer: a matriarchy