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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McMahon's journey from WWE matriarch to DOE nominee McMahon co-founded WWE and is also the company's former president and CEO.
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Here, a pair of Marvel superheroes shill for A.I. glasses with an assist from the Kardashian matriarch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
Alma Elizabeth Meagher, the matriarch of her family who led a Christmas gift and meal donation program, died of heart failure Jan. 28 at Brightview Senior Living in Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Central to Diotima’s Fall/Winter 2025 is the maternal figure, the matriarch.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
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Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Here, a pair of Marvel superheroes shill for A.I. glasses with an assist from the Kardashian matriarch.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025
Alma Elizabeth Meagher, the matriarch of her family who led a Christmas gift and meal donation program, died of heart failure Jan. 28 at Brightview Senior Living in Towson.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Central to Diotima’s Fall/Winter 2025 is the maternal figure, the matriarch.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Matriarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarch. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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