patrilocal

[ pa-truh-loh-kuhl, pey- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Anthropology.

patrilocal

/ ˌpætrɪˈləʊkəl /

having or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple lives with the husband's family

First recorded in 1905–10; patri- + local

When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.

I therefore propose to term the three types matrilocal, removal, and patrilocal marriages.

In such a case the marriage is called matrilocal; otherwise it is patrilocal.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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