Matriarch was an informal title which Hobbits gave to women of importance in the family.
Examples[]
- Lalia (Clayhanger) Took - the wife of the Thain Fortinbras II Took
- Laura (Grubb) Baggins - the wife of Mungo Baggins
- Sméagol's grandmother - the leader of the Stoor-country near the Gladden Fields