matriarchy

social system with female rule
Thing general Q185681
matriarchy
Adam Clark Vroman, 1901 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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matriarchy

Summary

matriarchy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,709 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • matriarchy is a type of social system[2].
  • matriarchy is a type of social structure[3].
  • matriarchy's Commons category is recorded as Matriarchy[4].
  • matriarchy is the opposite of anarcha-feminism[5].
  • matriarchy is the opposite of patriarchy[6].
  • matriarchy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matriarchy[7].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • matriarchy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • matriarchy's different from is recorded as patriarchy[15].
  • matriarchy's different from is recorded as gynocracy[16].
  • matriarchy's different from is recorded as Matriarch[17].
  • matriarchy's different from is recorded as matrilineality[18].
  • matriarchy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include social system[2] and social structure[3]. Recorded opposite of include anarcha-feminism[5] and patriarchy[6].

Why It Matters

matriarchy ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,709 views/month).[1] matriarchy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] matriarchy is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from patriarchy, gynocracy, Matriarch +1
    Aliases
    Subclass of social system, social structure
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    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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