16
matron(noun, woman, ruler, mother, queen)
11
queen(noun, ruler, sovereign, lady, monarch)
11
materfamilias
9
dame(noun, ruler, dowager)
6
granny
5
dowager(noun, woman, ruler)
4
predecessor
3
elder(noun, person, head, originator, producer)
3
grandmother(noun, mother, parent, mom, nana)
3
great lady
3
madam
3
mom(noun, mother)
2
patriarch(noun, boss, leader, chief, ruler)
2
dam
2
first lady
2
governess
2
grande dame(noun, ruler)
2
has-been
2
mam
2
mama
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