Matriarchy is a term, which is applied to form of
society, in which the leading role is with the
female and especially with the
mothers of a community. Some authors consider it as hypothetical form of human society. There exist many matriarchal animal societies including
bees,
elephants, and
killer whales. The word matriarchy is coined as the opposite of
Patriarchy, from
Greek "mother" and "to rule". When related to humans, the term literally meaning "wife's rule", (), is sometimes used synonymously.
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