matriarchal
adjective /ˌmeɪtriˈɑːkl/
/ˌmeɪtriˈɑːrkl/
- (of a society or system) controlled by women rather than men; passing power, property, etc. from mother to daughter rather than from father to son
- The animals live in matriarchal groups.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMatriarchal is used with these nouns:- society