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Mandate of HeavenA concept of legitimisation of East Asian Royals, associating their right to rule with divine sanction.
 
Also see. Divine Right of Kings
MatriarchA woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
 
Also see. Patriarch
MediatrixA term for a female mediator; mediatress.
Minority RuleA duration of time when the crown is passed to a minor who often requires a regent to support the mechanism of monarchy until they come of age to rule themselves.
 
Also see. Absentee Authority, Co-rule, Queen Regent
MistressA woman who is having a sexual relation with a man who is married.
 
Also see. Concubine, Odalik