matrilocal

[ ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey- ]

adjectiveAnthropology.
  1. of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.

Origin of matrilocal

1
First recorded in 1905–10; matri- + local

Other words from matrilocal

  • mat·ri·lo·cal·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for matrilocal

matrilocal

/ (ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl, ˈmeɪ-) /


adjective
  1. 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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