Meaning of the word matriarch in English

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matriarch

US /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/
UK /ˈmeɪ.tri.ɑːrk/

Noun

1.

a powerful woman in a family :

Example:
The matriarch of the Smyth family was Margaret.
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