| 释义 |
matrilateral, a.|mætrɪˈlætərəl|
[f. matri- + lateral a.]
Of or pertaining to relationship involving the mother's brother or sister, used esp. of cross-cousin marriage.
1951Jrnl. R. Anthrop. Inst. LXXXI. 24/2 Matrilateral cross cousin marriage (father's sister's son—mother's brother's daughter). 1957V. W. Turner Schism & Continuity in Afr. Society viii. 254 Ndembu men appear to marry their patrilateral and matrilateral cross-cousins with equal frequency. 1963Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. XIV. 23 From the point of view of this hypothetical individual, whom anthropologists for many years have called Ego, his non-lineage kin are patrilateral and matrilateral as the case may be. 1971World Archaeol. III. 191 It is probable that this alliance..continues today due to prescribed matrilateral cross-cousin marriage. |