Word: matriarch
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
tri
arch
Definition: A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.
Morphemes:
Affix: matri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: mother
Affix: -arch
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leading, leader
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -archēs
Language: la
Decoded: -arches
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -arch (ruler, leader)