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matrilocal

 [ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey-]   Origin

mat·ri·lo·cal

   [ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey-]
adjective Anthropology.
of or pertaining to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.

Origin:
1905–10; matri- + local

Related forms
mat·ri·lo·cal·i·ty, noun
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matrilocal (ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl, ˈmeɪ-)
 
—adj
denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife's family
 
matrilocality
 
—n
 
matri'locally
 
—adv

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matrilocal
1906, from matri- (see matriarch) + local.
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