patrilocal

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14
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18
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10

Definition of patrilocal

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)living with the family of the husband.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)living with the family of the husband.
  2. (not-comparable)In which newly married couples live with the husband'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 patri- + local.

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