matrilocal
of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
Origin of matrilocal
1Other words from matrilocal
- mat·ri·lo·cal·i·ty, noun
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How to use matrilocal in a sentence
When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia | Northcote W. ThomasI therefore propose to term the three types matrilocal, removal, and patrilocal marriages.
Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia | Northcote W. ThomasThe extended family groupings in terms of matrilocal residence or centered around a sibling group are amorphous but flexible.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society | Robert F. MurphyIn such a case the marriage is called matrilocal; otherwise it is patrilocal.
Anthropology | Robert Marett
British Dictionary definitions for matrilocal
/ (ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl, ˈmeɪ-) /
denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife's family
Derived forms of matrilocal
- matrilocality (ˌmætrɪləʊˈkælɪtɪ, ˌmeɪ-), noun
- matrilocally, adverb
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