created sense approved 母系制度 · mǔxìzhìdù · matriarchy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
母系制度
mǔxìzhìdù
matriarchy
A social system in which children belong to the mother's family line and inheritance or lineage is traced through the female side.
母系 (literal) → 母系 · mǔxì · maternal side; matrilineal 制度 (literal) → 制度 · zhìdù · system
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