patrilocaladj.
/ˌpatrᵻˈləʊkl/, U.S. /ˌpætrəˈloʊk(ə)l/ Cultural Anthropology and Sociology.
Designating or relating to a custom of marriage by which the married couple settles in the husband's home or community.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > [adjective] > matrilocal, etc.
matrilocal1906
patrilocal1906
uxorilocal1936
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [adjective] > relating to patrilocal residence
patrilocal1906
1906 N. W. Thomas Kinship Organisations iii. 30 When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.
1949 M. Fortes Social Struct. 70 Households with male heads can be..‘patrilocal’, that is, made up of a man and his dependants by marriage and paternity.
2000 Interzone Oct. 33/1 Thank goodness we don't have any of that patrilocal exchange of women in today's enlightened world.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1906