matriarchal society

基本解释

It lives in a matriarchal society.
它们生活在母系社会中。
Although he'd been a mage of considerable promise, the matriarchal society and the tyranny of Lloth had put limits on his ambitions—limits he did not intend to accept.
尽管他曾是一个很有前途的法师，然而母系社会和罗丝的残暴统治却限制了他的野心——他无法接受这种限制。
Tattoo on women of Li people is an old custom inherited from matriarchal society. It was once a fashion in the society of Li and reflects a primary aesthetic and religious awareness of Li women.
黎族妇女的文身是黎族母系氏族社会遗留下来的一种古老的习俗，它反映了黎族女性原始的一种审美观念和宗教意识，曾在黎族社会里广泛流行。

The Mosuo society in China, is both matriarchal and matrilineal and marriage in the traditional sense do not exist.
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Although the Gelede has nowadays adapted to a more patriarchal society, the oral heritage and dances can be considered as a testimony of the former matriarchal order.
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