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matriarch - definition of matriarch in Encyclopedia (144 words) |
 | A matriarch or clan-mother or 'chief' is a mother, or other female person in a family who is responsible for the well-being of the clan or kinship. |
 | The term is usually applied to the oldest female in an extended family, who by virtue of her position has a degree of granted authority because others have trust in her. |
 | In many matriarchal societies she is responsible mainly for distributing food and also she can be the shaman of the clan. |
| Matriarch (Universal Church of Truth, Adam Warlock foe) (705 words) |
 | History: Nothing is known about the Matriarch's life before the Magus found her in a brothel in Homeworld's lower levels. |
 | The Matriarch lured Warlock to her palace with hints that she knew about his Soul Gem and the origin of the Magus. |
 | The Sirusite race (of the Matriarch) were the natives of Sirus X, the tenth planet from their star in the Al'Ma'an star system. |