matricentredadj.
/ˌmatrᵻˈsɛntəd/, /ˌmeɪtrᵻˈsɛntəd/, U.S. /ˈmætrəˌsɛn(t)ərd/, /ˈmeɪtrəˌsɛn(t)ərd/ Cultural Anthropology.
= matricentric adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinship group > family > [adjective] > relating to a family or household > matriarchal
female-headed1655
matriarchal1841
matricentric1945
matrifocal1952
matral1956
matricentred1956
1956 R. Firth Two Stud. Kinship in London 41 We might speak then of South Borough kinship as being matri-centred or matral.
1978 B. Chapman Clarke's Analyt. Archaeol. (ed. 2) viii. 356 Technocomplexes would range from nuclear family bands..to matricentred and patricentred bands.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1956