The male counterpart of a matriarch is called a patriarch.
The root word for "matriarch" is "mater," which comes from the Latin word for "mother." The affix "-arch" denotes a ruler or leader.
The homonym for "male" is "mail."
The Maori word for male is, Tane (Tah-neh).
The gender of "he" typically refers to a male.
In French, "Michele" can be both a male or female name. When spelled "Michèle" with an accent, it is typically a female name, and when spelled "Michel" without an accent, it is commonly a male name.
A patriarch is male and a matriarch is female. Abraham was a patriarch and Sarah was a matriarch.
Patriarch
If the oldest members of the family are seen as leaders, the oldest female is the family matriarch, and the oldest male is the family patriarch.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun for a male is patriarch.The noun for a female is matriarch.I always try to remember it by, Ma and Pa.
matriarch
No, the cow is the matriarch. The bull is the patriarch.
It means the woman has the power in the relationship, so if you're female....then they're calling you powerful.Clarification:A matriarch is the female head of the extended family, which is usually the eldest female member. It can be your grandmother, mother, aunt, etc.Likewise, a patriarch is the male head of the extended family, also usually the eldest male family member.
My mom is the matriarch of our club.
The duration of The Matriarch - film - is 1.5 hours.
Matriarch - novel - has 387 pages.
Matriarch - novel - was created in 2006-09.
The Matriarch - film - was created on 2007-09-14.