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matrilocal

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mat⋅ri⋅lo⋅cal

  [ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey-]
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–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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mat·ri·lo·cal   (māt'rə-lō'kəl)   
adj.   Anthropology
Of or relating to residence with a wife's kin group or clan.
mat'ri·lo·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē) n., mat'ri·lo'cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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