matrilocal

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/
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/ˌmæ.tɹɪˈləʊ.kəl/ · /ˌmæ.tɹɪˈloʊ.kəl/(US) · /ˌmæ.tɹəˈloʊ.kəl/(US)

Definition of matrilocal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Living with the family of the wife; uxorilocal.
  2. (not-comparable)In which newly married couples live with the wife's family.
    “In barring the way, he is enacting a ritual which demands that the new way of patrilocal marriage pay its respect to the more ancient way of matrilocal marriage.”

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Etymology

From matri- + local.

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