patrilocality

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pat·ri·lo·cal

P0115900 (păt′rə-lō′kəl)adj.1. Anthropology Of or relating to residence with a husband's kin group or clan.2. Zoology Of or relating to the tendency of females to leave their natal group and reside in or mate with males of a different group: Chimpanzees are patrilocal.
pat′ri·lo·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n.pat′ri·lo′cal·ly adv.

patrilocality

the state or custom of residing with the family or tribe of the husband, as in certain primitive societies. Cf. matrilocality. — patrilocal, adj.See also: Anthropology