matriarch

Her grandmother, the first woman his grandfather married, presided as matriarch over a farm where the wives lived together, and often helped choose the newcomers herself.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Somehow, I found their phone number, and Julia, the matriarch, graciously agreed to my request for an interview.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Jenner wrote that her mother, the matriarch of the Jenner-Kardashian clan, taught her everything that “truly matters.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

And Lena reflects an archetypal American figure central to black culture and pride: the matriarch who, against considerable obstacles, holds together a family and furthers its ambitions through her personal integrity and fortitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Dona Zaida, once a formidable matriarch who ruled her eight sons by a resolute jealousy, spent long afternoons watching novelas on television and perfuming her thickening wrists.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

As long as this hunger continues and audiences show up for “The Faithful,” the producers have a wealth of stories to tell beyond the great matriarchs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Our services are heavy on the patriarchs—and, for some, the matriarchs too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.

From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024

For nearly 70 years, she played Peggy Woolley in the long-running radio drama: one of the best-loved matriarchs in British broadcasting.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

As the two matriarchs hauled me through the door, they told Aunt Bushy not to go to school but stay behind and mind the house and the children.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane