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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What does the prefix matri- mean?

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/matri-

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Matri- means motherly or female. A matriarch is the female lead of a family.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think I gave a misleading definition of matriarch. There can't be a patriarch (male lead) and a matriarch. A matriarch is the leader of a family that is also female.

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