mǔquánzhì

母权制

Word · NounTraditional母權制

matriarchy; matriarchal system; primitive social structure

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

matriarchy; matrilineal system; social system in early primitive communal society where women held dominant economic and social positions

formal

An anthropological term describing early social organization where descent and inheritance were traced through the female line, typically associated with early agricultural societies where women managed farming, animal husbandry, and household affairs.

Mǔ母
quán权
zhì制
shì是
yuán原
shǐ始
shè社
huì会
zǎo早
qī期
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
shè社
huì会
zǔ组
zhī织
xíng形
shì式
 。

Matriarchy was a form of social organization in early primitive society.

Zài在
mǔ母
quán权
zhì制
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
 ,
nǚ女
xìng性
xiǎng享
yǒu有
jiào较
gāo高
de的
shè社
huì会
dì地
wèi位
 。

In matriarchal societies, women enjoyed relatively high social status.

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Suí随
zhe着
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
 ,
mǔ母
quán权
zhì制
zhú逐
jiàn渐
bèi被
fù父
quán权
zhì制
suǒ所
qǔ取
dài代
 。

With the development of productive forces, matriarchy was gradually replaced by patriarchy.