MATRIPOTESTAL

Meaning of MATRIPOTESTAL in English

|ma.trē, |mā.+ adjective

Etymology: matr- + potestal

: of, relating to, or being the power exercised by a matriarch or her blood relatives

matripotestal authority

— contrasted with patripotestal

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MATRIPOTESTAL — /ma'tree poh tes"tl, may'-/ , adj. Anthropol. of or pertaining to the authority exercised by a mother or a mother's …
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MATRIPOTESTAL — adj. of or pertaining to a mother's authority or the authority of the mother's relatives
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PATRIPOTESTAL — |pa.trə, |pā.trə+ adjective Etymology: patr- + potestal : marked by the authority of the father or of a council of …
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