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matrilinealenUK
mat·ri·lin·e·al M0153100 (măt′rə-lĭn′ē-əl)adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
mat′ri·lin′e·al·ly adv.matrilineal (ˌmætrɪˈlɪnɪəl; ˌmeɪ-) adj (Anthropology & Ethnology) relating to descent or kinship through the female line ˌmatriˈlineally advmat•ri•lin•e•al (ˌmæ trəˈlɪn i əl, ˌmeɪ-) also mat`ri•lin′e•ar,
adj. tracing, signifying, or based upon descent through the female line. Compare patrilineal. [1900–05] mat`ri•lin′e•al•ly, adv. matrilineal1. Used to describe a society in which descent is traced through women.2. Tracing descent through the mother’s line.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  matrilineal - based on or tracing descent through the female line; "matrilineal inheritance"matrilinearlineal, direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" |
TranslationsmatrilinealenUK
matrilineal relating to descent or kinship through the female line matrilinealenUK
mat·ri·lin·e·al (mat'ri-lin'ē-ăl), Denoting descent through the female line. [L. mater, mother, + linea, line] matrilineal (măt′rə-lĭn′ē-əl)adj. Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
mat′ri·lin′e·al·ly adv.matrilineal adjective Referring to the inheritance of a trait or gene only from the mother.mat·ri·lin·e·al (mat'ri-lin'ē-ăl) Denoting descent through the female line. [L. mater, mother, + linea, line]matrilinealenUK
Related to matrilineal: matrilineal inheritanceSynonyms for matrilinealadj based on or tracing descent through the female lineSynonymsRelated Words |