as in dowager
a dignified usually elderly woman of some rank or authority
even though she was 87, the matriarch of the family knew everything that was going on
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Oyelowo brings depth to a man torn between ambition and responsibility, while Simone Missick shines as Astoria, the kind of matriarch who’s had to hold it all together for too long.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
The episode opens with matriarch and de facto peacekeeper Manda (Tremarco) frying up a full English breakfast for her husband.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
On this week's episode of The Kardashians, family matriarch and momager Kris Jenner, 69, brings 10 of her 13 grandchildren to a pumpkin patch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Like her big sister, Athena's middle name honors Princess Beatrice's grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the royal family's late matriarch with whom Beatrice was known to be especially close.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Mar. 2025
The episode opens with matriarch and de facto peacekeeper Manda (Tremarco) frying up a full English breakfast for her husband.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
On this week's episode of The Kardashians, family matriarch and momager Kris Jenner, 69, brings 10 of her 13 grandchildren to a pumpkin patch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Like her big sister, Athena's middle name honors Princess Beatrice's grandmother Queen Elizabeth, the royal family's late matriarch with whom Beatrice was known to be especially close.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Matriarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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