MATRILINEAL


Meaning of MATRILINEAL in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective

Etymology: matr- + lineal

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

a matrilineal society

— contrasted with patrilineal

• ma·tri·lineally “+ adverb

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