matriarch

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A female leader of a family, a tribe or an ethnic or religious group.

   “This female hyena also gets erections and is larger, more aggressive than the male hyenas and lives in matrilineal clans of up to 80 individuals governed by an alpha female matriarch.”

2. isim The dominant female in a family group of elephants.
3. isim A strong and domineering older woman; a battle axe.

   “A typical Lancashire matriarch ushers the reassured townsfolk off the premises, confident that her money is safe: 'You don't deserve any business doubting t' Co-op. It's sound enough, and them that doubt it ought to be ashamed of themselves.'”

4. isim A female founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.