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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Recent Examples of matriarch Late actress Jessica Walter iconically played the boozy family matriarch Lucille. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025 Mirren — who also stars in Paramount+’s Yellowstone prequel 1923 — plays family matriarch Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 Brosnan, in turn, will play Conrad Harrigan, the head of said crime family based out of London for whom Harry works, while Mirren will fill the role of Maeve Harrigan, Conrad’s wife and the Harrigan family matriarch. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025 The matriarch of the Dutton family, who writes letters to Spencer like diary entries, is the majestic Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton with a gruff Harrison Ford impeccably playing her loving husband, Jacob Dutton. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for matriarch

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“Matriarch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matriarch. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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