Matriarch
['meɪtrɪɑːk] or ['metrɪ'ɑrk]
Definition
(noun.) a female head of a family or tribe.
(noun.) a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons).
Edited by Carmella--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.
Typist: Vern