matriheritagen.
/ˌmeɪtrᵻˈhɛrᵻtɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈˌmætrəˈhɛrədɪdʒ/, /ˈˌmeɪtrəˈhɛrədɪdʒ/ Cultural Anthropology. rare.
A matriherital system of inheritance.
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1886 G. Campbell in Nature 9 Sept. 455/2 The result of observation of the Khassyahs has been to separate in my mind the two ideas of matri-heritage and polyandry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1886- sportif
- sportily
- sportiness
- sportinesses
- sporting
- sporting association
- sporting calendar
- sporting cartridge
- sporting celebrity
- sporting chance
- sporting column
- sporting device
- sporting dog
- spousely
- spouses
- spousess
- spousie
- spousing
- spousing band
- spousing gown
- spousing ring
- spout
- spout bath
- spout coals
- spout cup