MATRILINEAL


Meaning of MATRILINEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-trə-ˈli-nē-əl, ˌmā- ]

adjective

Date: 1904

: relating to, based on, or tracing descent through the maternal line

matrilineal society

• ma·tri·lin·eal·ly -nē-ə-lē adverb

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