See Also: matriarchy(dictionary)
matriarchy(encyclopedia)
matriarchy(dictionary)

mendicity (iou) and matriarchy (oh)


mendicity (iou)



mendicity noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French mendicite from Latin mendicitas, -tat-, from mendicus: see MENDICANT, -ITY.]
The state or condition of a mendicant or beggar, beggary. Also, the existence or numbers of mendicants. LME.
The practice or habit of begging. E19.

matriarchy (oh)



[U and C]
a social system in which the oldest woman controls a family and its possessions
-see also patriarchy patriarchy
a society in which women hold all the power
-see also patriarchy patriarchy