Matriarch
Pronunciation : Ma"tri*arch
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. mater mother + -arch.]
Definition : Defn: The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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