a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line
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The interpretation of matriarchy and patriarchy is pertinent to our interpretation of history and to the prospect of human future.对母系制与父权制的解释，关系到我们对整个历史的解释以及对人类未来的期望。
That is due to the matriarchy of its society.那是因为他们仍然是母系社会。
