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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The matriarch and patriarch are just the oldest living parent of their progeny. It doesn’t confer any privileges. [/quote] Actually, most people use this term to mean "HBIC," if you will. "An older woman who is powerful within a family OR ORGANIZATION" is the second line of the Merriam-Webster entry. No one talks about Rose Kennedy's role in her family simply as being the oldest living parent. [/quote] -1 All someone has to say is "Rose Kennedy" - people do not have to give her a title, since they know full well who she is. If your MIL is so important and has made such "amazing" contributions, people will know without trying to put her on a pedestal. Spitting out a bunch of kids and basically ignoring them does not make someone a "matriarch" - Rose Kennedy will go down in history, not so much the latter. [/quote]
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