matriarch

1. N-COUNT A matriarch is a woman who rules in a society in which power passes from mother to daughter. (母系社會(huì)的)女族長(zhǎng); 女家長(zhǎng)

2. N-COUNT A matriarch is an old and powerful female member of a family, for example a grandmother. 高威望的女長(zhǎng)輩