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Record 1 2013-12-10

English

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  • Anthropology
DEF

A woman that originates, rules over, or dominates a social group or an activity or a political entity.

French

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  • Anthropologie
CONT

Les Soleils féminins jouissaient aussi d'un rang élevé dans la société Natchez. Il semble qu'il y ait eu une "matriarche" principale et qu'elle choisissait le Grand Soleil parmi ses frères et ses fils.

Spanish

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