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matriarch

noun as in ruler

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Orianna Halloran is a matriarch drunk with power when members of the extended Halloran family receive the strange news that doomsday is nigh, and only their grand house and its occupants will survive.

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She’s the family matriarch, she explains, not because she’s the eldest, but because she makes the most money.

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The series picked up the story of the working class family, who were grieving over the death of matriarch Roseanne Conner, who had overdosed on opioids.

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And when it came to casting Laura, a fierce matriarch committed to protecting her son, Daniel, from his new girlfriend, everyone she pictured in the role was unavailable.

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Nicky was not only the matriarch of her herd, but was believed to be the oldest giraffe in North America, according to zoo officials.

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