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Matriarch (disambiguation)

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A matriarch or clan-mother or 'chief' is a mother, or other female person in a family who rules a clan or kinship. Matriarch is a female patriarch in churches allowing ordination of women.

Matriarch may also refer to:

  • Matriarch (novel), the fourth book in the Wess'Har science fiction book series written by Karen Traviss
  • Matriarch (album), the fifth studio album by American deathcore band Veil of Maya
  • Matriarch Records, a record label owned by American singer Mary J. Blige
  • The Matriarch, a 2007 Finnish comedy-drama film

See also