matriarchate matriarchalism • matriarchic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · matriarchate · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line. Synonyms: matriarchy. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · matriarchy · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074