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matripotestal

[ ma-tree-poh-tes-tl, mey- ]

adjective

, Anthropology.
  1. 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

matri- + potestal < Latin potest ( ās ) power + -al 1

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Example Sentences

For our present purpose, all turns on the distinction between the matripotestal and the patripotestal family.

This is known as the matripotestal, as contrasted with the patripotestal, type of family.

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