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matripotestal
[ ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey- ]
adjective
, Anthropology.
- of or relating to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's blood relatives.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of matripotestal1
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Example Sentences
For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.
From Project Gutenberg
This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.
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