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单词 matrilocal
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matrilocal

[ ma-truh-loh-kuhl, mey- ]
/ ˌmæ trəˈloʊ kəl, ˌmeɪ- /

adjective Anthropology.

of or relating to residence with the wife's family or tribe; uxorilocal: matrilocal customs.
Compare neolocal, virilocal.

Origin of matrilocal

First recorded in 1905–10; matri- + local

OTHER WORDS FROM matrilocal

mat·ri·lo·cal·i·ty, noun

Words nearby matrilocal

matrifocal, matrilateral, matrilineage, matrilineal, matriliny, matrilocal, matrimonial, matrimony, matrimony vine, matripotestal, matrix
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Example sentences from the Web for matrilocal

  • The extended family groupings in terms of matrilocal residence or centered around a sibling group are amorphous but flexible.

    Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society|Robert F. Murphy
  • When the husband removes and lives in his wife's group the marriage is matrilocal; if the wife removes it is patrilocal.

    Kinship Organisations and Group Marriage in Australia|Northcote W. Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for matrilocal

matrilocal
/ (ˈmætrɪˌləʊkəl, ˈmeɪ-) /

adjective

denoting, having, or relating to a marriage pattern in which the couple live with the wife's family

Derived forms of matrilocal

matrilocality (ˌmætrɪləʊˈkælɪtɪ, ˌmeɪ-), nounmatrilocally, adverb
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